▁carry . ▁The ▁L ST s ▁have ▁a ▁r amp ▁forward ▁of ▁the ▁super structure ▁that ▁connect s ▁the ▁lower ▁tank ▁deck ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁deck ▁and ▁a ▁passage ▁large ▁enough ▁to ▁allow ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁par king ▁area ▁amid ships . ▁The ▁vessels ▁are ▁also ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁stern ▁gate ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁un loading ▁of ▁am ph ib ious ▁vehicles ▁directly ▁into ▁the ▁water ▁or ▁to ▁un load ▁onto ▁a ▁utility ▁landing ▁craft ▁( LC U ) ▁or ▁pier . ▁At ▁either ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁tank ▁deck ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁tur nt able ▁that ▁perm its ▁vehicles ▁to ▁turn ▁around ▁without ▁having ▁to ▁reverse . ▁The ▁New port ▁class ▁has ▁the ▁capacity ▁for ▁ ▁of ▁vehicles , ▁ ▁of ▁cargo ▁area ▁and ▁could ▁carry ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 3 1 ▁troops . ▁The ▁vessels ▁also ▁have ▁dav its ▁for ▁four ▁vehicle ▁and ▁personnel ▁landing ▁craft ▁( LC VP s ) ▁and ▁could ▁carry ▁four ▁p onto on ▁cause way ▁sections ▁along ▁the ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁h ull . ▁ ▁B ould er ▁was ▁initially ▁armed ▁with ▁four ▁Mark ▁ 3 3 ▁/ 5 0 ▁cal iber ▁guns ▁in ▁two ▁tw in ▁tur rets . ▁The ▁vessel ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁two ▁M k ▁ 6 3 ▁gun ▁control ▁fire ▁systems ▁( GC FS ) ▁for ▁the ▁ 3 - inch ▁guns , ▁but ▁these ▁were ▁removed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 – 1 9 7 8 . ▁The ▁ship ▁also ▁had ▁S PS - 1 0 ▁surface ▁search