1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁B ould er ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Atlantic ▁Fle et ▁and ▁deployed ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁and ▁Mediter rane an ▁Se as . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Naval ▁Reserve ▁Force . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁B ould er ▁ran ▁a ground ▁off ▁Norway ▁during ▁a ▁military ▁exercise . ▁The ▁vessel ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁laid ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁Naval ▁In active ▁Sh ip ▁Main ten ance ▁Fac ility ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁struck ▁from ▁the ▁Naval ▁V essel ▁Register ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁is ▁await ing ▁dispos al . ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁description ▁B ould er ▁ ▁was ▁a ▁ ▁which ▁were ▁designed ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁goal ▁put ▁forward ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁am ph ib ious ▁forces ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁tank ▁landing ▁ship ▁( L ST ) ▁capable ▁of ▁over ▁. ▁However , ▁the ▁traditional ▁bow ▁door ▁form ▁for ▁L ST s ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁capable . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁design ers ▁of ▁the ▁New port ▁class ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁design ▁of ▁a ▁traditional ▁ship ▁h ull ▁with ▁a ▁ ▁al umin um ▁r amp ▁sl ung ▁over ▁the ▁bow ▁supported ▁by ▁two ▁der rick ▁arms . ▁The ▁ ▁r amp ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁sust aining ▁loads ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁This ▁made ▁the ▁New port ▁class