Ashland-class dock landing ship
USS Ashland underway off Cape Henry, Virginia, 20 May 1953 | |
Class overview | |
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Builders: | Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company |
Operators: |
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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 | Hull No. | Builder | Commissioned |
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Ashland | LSD-1 | Moore, Oakland | 5 June 1943 |
Belle Grove | LSD-2 | Moore, Oakland | 9 August 1943 |
Carter Hall | LSD-3 | Moore, Oakland | 18 September 1943 |
Epping Forest | LSD-4 | Moore, Oakland | 11 October 1943 |
Gunston Hall | LSD-5 | Moore, Oakland | 10 November 1943 |
Lindenwald | LSD-6 | Moore, Oakland | 9 December 1943 |
Oak Hill | LSD-7 | Moore, Oakland | 5 January 1944 |
White Marsh | LSD-8 | Moore, Oakland | 29 January 1944 |
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