PAPALOAPAN (A-411) class

Country of Origin: Mexico

ship list


 2 PAPALOAPAN-class TANK LANDING SHIPS (LST) (ex-U.S. Newport class)

 Name           Pendant   Launched       Commissioned   Status

 PAPALOAPAN     A-411     Feb. 3, 1968   June 7, 1969   Active
   (ex-Mexican SONORA, A-01; ex-USS NEWPORT, LST-1179)
 USUMACINTA     A-412     March 8, 1969  Apr. 11, 1970  Active
   (ex-USS FREDERICK, LST-1184)

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In U.S. service, these ships represented the "ultimate" design in U.S. landing ships that can be beached. However, they generally...

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