Frederick (LST 1184) - Naval Cruise Book

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' ' B' ' ' B31 K ILM'-1184 USS FREDERICK KLST-11841 was built at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California. Her keel was laid April 13, 1968, launched on March 8, 1969, and commissioned April 11, 1970. FREDERICK was named for the city and county of Frederick, Maryland. The city was featured signiHcantly in American History. In 1755 it was the staging point of General Braddock's disastrous expedition against the French at Fort Duquesne. During the revolution, the city was an active center for the Patriotic cause. Held alternatelyiby Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War, the city' became famous through John Greenleaf Whittier? poem Barbara X Freichtev. FREDERICK is the sixth of the new Class of fast Tank LandingXSlgjpsand represents a complete departure from previous concepts of Amphibious Tank Landing Ships. The traditional bow doors, whichgiave characterized LST construction since the vessels of this type were built during World War IL ha ve been replaced by a 35-ton bongramp supported by two distinctive derrick arms. The conventional flat bottom hull has been redesigned to include a destroyer-type bow ignabling FREDERICK to attain speeds in excess of 20 knots. This feature enables her to o erate with modern high-speed Amphibious Firrces. The ships loaagand transport cargo, vehicles of Il t d t b 1 QX. X . XX DXX 5 a ypes an roops to a com at area. It can launch amphibious vehicles via the gate at the Sgezrig and vehicles on a beach or causeway, . . XX X kt N A V M ,X . ' X over the bow ramp, operate helicopters from the helicopter casgox two ten-ton booms into boats or on to a pier and carry over 350 combat troops and their equipment. gg X X-VXXQXSXC VXQK XX, VIN' X VS, C 'FIX X I,,1QlfX:XfQfgXJ L XX asf , 0, XFX X lmfx ' AXJX-X X ' I My - . v . S ,N --Xgve XX,X X XNXX aXX X X XXX , X' XX- .5 wwf XXX X., .X .X aff-...XXX , REDERICK Isa umt ofthe Amphibious ForceXXX JQFCNSX e Stout h1b1ou?'S' Hadron F1veXX1mme oft d S XX X QSXXKX 'X.y Q XXX 5 -X0 NfXXmfgfXXX,XXfX 7 X XX X I .X X X X 'X X ' HR.. 1 ' X-XXX f' XX , p e X S X X X X - N X X X ,X XX XKQXX XXKQ ,IXXXX 1 1 X , X .X W HXX M X. Qf X wr X I ' -X X X- ,, X X I X X SNS 'S , X Sf' N Nw N12 NX? S: ' SX Sf S LCXWXQ XXX XX XXXIXNQS X' Xw:NyXX,XXf:XX XI X X 1 X X X X 'Sf XQXX X ' I Xxsf X vXNfXX ,XS XS, Qt fxfk FX XWXFX Xfgfw X X XX X X 'X X2 Xfsewfs -X,-XX NXJQXX ILS XX ' X X X X XX X I 1SfN XSffkX'XN-'XX.1X -N f JN?XcmFwfX,-f XIXSX X XXX' X X X X SQSVXXX HXXX X XX.. 5. 2Q4QV.SJQI, S , , Q NX g x X XX X XXX ,wk ,gem XXX, ,KJX My XXXXXX XX, Q, WFS .XQXN X gf N XX XDA-1 X ff XX ,, X X I XX X X W , X, X X ..XX X X - XX X X XX X XX :'XX . XXX- If S. 'XS X X XX X X XX XS fkek X X X XX 1, XXXX X X X xxexe . X. Nfxfk XX XXXMN- X X XXX X X X X XXXX X X X XXXX XX X f . XX X f M X X XXX ,N N , XX XX, XXXXX X X, X, A XXX V Q ,XXX Q A XX XXX XX R XXXXXFXXQQX Xwwwmfggi XXXXEX XXQ A 5 X X2 XXX. X ,, - X XX X I I , X 7 X XX L N X - X X XXX, XXXX XXS X X X , XS -XX ,, X . XX XX X X1 X ' -- XXXX ,X y 1 X X 0 . -N. XX 5 XX X SEQ .X Q' N XXXX,.XXX XX XXXXXX XXX XX XXX XXXX QMS , N X X .XX X X , XX X ,XXX X XX XX XX XX X X X X R X X- X XXX 'XXX SX- X5 f XX ,. XX ,XXX XX XXX fXX aw AXXXN XXX XXS X S S XXX -XXXQ XX X XX XS X XX N X X XX XX X 'X X' 'X X X X X I X X XX --X XXXXMXXSXX XXXXXMXXRXMX.-XXXX XXX -XXXX'XXX 'XX XX NSR XXX. XARXXX ,XXX X XXXXN XXX XX XX XX XXX X S-XX X Q' XTX' QXXX XXQX XXQX XXX VOXX, , XGXXXE 'XXXX XXg 1 XS STN fe XXX-XS' X XN Y XX XX g N XXX XX . X X XX X XX A X XX XXX- XX XX Xf I X X X f X-' X X XX XMXXXXX., XXXXXF XX, XX XXXX LENGTH BEAM I WIDTH 1 DISPLA CEMENT DRA FT SPEED PROPULSI ON SHAFT ARMAMEN T CRE W 4 522 FT l 70 FT 8,300 TONS 15 FT IN EXCESS OF 20 KNoTs TWIN SCREW SIX 16 CYLIN- DER ALCo DIESEL ENGINES. 16 000 Two TWIN 3-INCH RA PID FIRE GUN MOUNTS 18 OFFICERS 250 ENLISTED 14 MARINE OFFICERS 300 EN- LISTED TROOPS I CR UISINGj HORSEPO WER 4 E I 2 I 1 5 A 1: r- urn- - -vm E 5 I s 5 4 I

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