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he new class of LST is more than twice as large as the old T's At 8000 tons the Newport class is a large as the newest CG. Maneuvering such a large ship in on a beach would be an almost impossible task without assistance. to give this assistance, a bow thruster' is added. This is a separate variable pitch propeller mounted on the forward part of the hull. Using the bow thruster, the coming officer is able to move the ship laterally through the waterg, sports car handling for a limousine'. The RACINE conducted five deployments to the Western Pacific in its first ten years of commissioned service, which included service during the Vietnam War. ln January 1981, the RACINE was assigned to the Naval Reserve Force. The mission of the Naval Reserve Force was to provide trained units and qualified personnel available in the time of war of emergency. ln order to accomplish this mission, the ship is composed of sixty percent full time active duty personnel and forty percent reservists who train one weekend a month and two weeks of active duty each year to maintain their proficiency in amphibious warfare. RACINE has been assigned to Surface Squadron One, homeported in Long Beach, California since 15 January 1981. BASIC STATISTICAL DATA Length ................ ................................................... 5 22 Feet Beam Cwidthb ......... ........ 6 9 Feet, 92 Inches Displacement ............ ........ 8 300 Tons CFull Loadl Mean Draft fdepthl ....... ........ 1 5 Feet CFull Load! Shaft Horsepower .... ........ 1 6,000 Speed .................... ........ O ver 22 Knots Propulsion ..... ........................... T win Screws, Variable Pitch Powered by Six Diesel Engines Bow Thruster ...... ....... S ingle Speed, Variable Pitch, Located Forward Armament ........... ....... T wo 3-Inch, 50 Caliber Rapid Fire Twin Mounts Cargo Capacity ..... .............................. 2 ,000 Tons
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