▁the ▁first ▁to ▁depart ▁from ▁the ▁standard ▁L ST ▁design ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁developed ▁in ▁early ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁The ▁L ST ▁had ▁a ▁disp lacement ▁of ▁ ▁when ▁light ▁and ▁ ▁at ▁full ▁load . ▁B ould er ▁was ▁ ▁long ▁overall ▁and ▁ ▁over ▁the ▁der rick ▁arms ▁which ▁pro tr ud ed ▁past ▁the ▁bow . ▁The ▁vessel ▁had ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁, ▁a ▁draft ▁forward ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁stern ▁at ▁full ▁load . ▁ ▁B ould er ▁was ▁fitted ▁with ▁six ▁Al co ▁ 1 6 - 6 4 5 - ES ▁dies el ▁engines ▁turning ▁two ▁sh aft s , ▁three ▁to ▁each ▁sh aft . ▁The ▁system ▁was ▁r ated ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁gave ▁the ▁ship ▁a ▁maximum ▁speed ▁of ▁ ▁for ▁short ▁periods ▁and ▁could ▁only ▁sust ain ▁ ▁for ▁an ▁extended ▁length ▁of ▁time . ▁The ▁L ST ▁carried ▁ ▁of ▁dies el ▁fuel ▁for ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁cru ising ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁also ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁bow ▁thr uster ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁better ▁man eu ver ing ▁near ▁cause ways ▁and ▁to ▁hold ▁position ▁while ▁off sh ore ▁during ▁the ▁un loading ▁of ▁am ph ib ious ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁The ▁New port ▁class ▁were ▁larger ▁and ▁faster ▁than ▁previous ▁L ST s ▁and ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁transport ▁t anks , ▁heavy ▁vehicles ▁and ▁engineer ▁groups ▁and ▁supplies ▁that ▁were ▁too ▁large ▁for ▁hel ic op ters ▁or ▁smaller ▁landing ▁craft ▁to