SIDI MOHAMMED BEN ABDALLAH (407) class

 1 SIDI MOHAMMED BEN ABDALLAH class TANK LANDING SHIP (LST)
     (ex-U.S. NEWPORT class)

 Name                         Pendant   Launched       Commissioned   Status

 SIDI MOHAMMED BEN ABDALLAH   407       Dec. 4, 1971   Aug. 5, 1972   Active
   (ex-USS BRISTOL COUNTY, LST-1198)

In U.S. service, this class of ship represented the "ultimate" design in U.S. landing ships that can be beached. However, they generally unload onto pontoon causeways. They depart from the traditional...