A Landing Ship, Dock (hull classification LSD) is a form of auxiliary warship designed to support amphibious operations. The Ashland class dock landing ship were the first of the type and were built during World War II.
Ashland-class dock landing ship | |
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![]() USS Ashland (LSD-1) underway off Cape Henry, Virginia, 20 May 1953 | |
Class overview | |
Builders: | Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company |
Operators: |
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Succeeded by: | Casa Grande-class dock landing ship |
In commission: | 1943 - 1944 |
Planned: | 8 |
Completed: | 8 |
Active: | 0 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: |
4,032 tons (light draft), 7,930 tons (loaded) |
Length: | 457 ft 9 in (139.52 m) |
Beam: | 72 ft 2 in (22.00 m) |
Draft: |
15 ft 5.5 in (4.712 m) fwd, 16 ft 2 in (4.93 m) aft (loaded) |
Propulsion: | 2 Babcock and Wilcox boilers, oil-fired; 2 Skinner Uni-Flow reciprocating engines; Twin screws |
Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
Endurance: |
8,000 nm at 15 knots (15,000 km at 28 km/h) |
Capacity: | 22 officers, 218 men |
Complement: | 23 officers, 267 men |
Armament: |
• 1 × 5 in / 38 cal. DP gun; • 2 × 40 mm quad AA guns • 2 × 40 mm twin AA guns • 16 × 20 mm AA guns |
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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