Ashland-class dock landing ship

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.

USS Ashland (LSD-1) underway off Cape Henry, Virginia, 20 May 1953
Class overview
Builders: Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company
Operators:  United States Navy
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 & Wilcox boilers, oil-fired; 2 Skinner Uni-Flow reciprocating engines; Twin screws
Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
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.BuilderCommissioned
AshlandLSD-1Moore, Oakland5 June 1943
Belle GroveLSD-2Moore, Oakland9 August 1943
Carter HallLSD-3Moore, Oakland18 September 1943
Epping ForestLSD-4Moore, Oakland11 October 1943
Gunston HallLSD-5Moore, Oakland10 November 1943
LindenwaldLSD-6Moore, Oakland9 December 1943
Oak HillLSD-7Moore, Oakland5 January 1944
White MarshLSD-8Moore, Oakland29 January 1944

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