Ashland-class dock landing ship
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USS Ashland underway off Cape Henry, Virginia, 20 May 1953
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Class overview | |
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Builders | Moore Dry Dock Company |
Operators | United States Navy |
Succeeded by | Casa Grande class |
In commission | 1943–1970 |
Planned | 8 |
Completed | 8 |
Active | 0 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Landing Ship, Dock |
Displacement |
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Length | 457 ft 9 in (139.52 m) |
Beam | 72 ft 2 in (22.00 m) |
Draft |
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Propulsion | 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, oil-fired; 2 Skinner Uni-Flow reciprocating engines; Twin screws |
Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
Endurance | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Troops | 22 officers, 218 enlisted |
Complement | 23 officers, 267 enlisted |
Armament |
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The Ashland-class dock landing ship were the first of their type and were built during World War II. A Landing Ship, Dock (hull classification LSD) is a form of auxiliary warship designed to support amphibious operations.
Ships[]
Ship name | Hull number | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
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Ashland | LSD-1 | 5 June 1943 | 22 November 1969 | Sold for scrap, 15 May 1970 |
Belle Grove | LSD-2 | 9 August 1943 | 12 November 1969 | Sold for scrap, 24 July 1970 |
Carter Hall | LSD-3 | 18 September 1943 | 31 October 1969 | Sold for scrap, 28 August 1970 |
Epping Forest | LSD-4 | 11 October 1943 | 31 October 1968 | Sold for scrap, 30 October 1969 |
Gunston Hall | LSD-5 | 10 November 1943 | May 1970 | Transferred to Argentina, 1970; scrapped |
Lindenwald | LSD-6 | 9 December 1943 | 30 November 1967 | Sold for scrap, 25 September 1968 |
Oak Hill | LSD-7 | 5 January 1944 | 26 October 1969 | Sold for scrap, 15 April 1970 |
White Marsh | LSD-8 | 29 January 1944 | November 1960 | Transferred to Taiwan, November 1960; Scrapped, 1985 |
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