Ashland-class dock landing ship

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.

USS Ashland 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
In commission: 1943–1970
Planned: 8
Completed: 8
Active: 0
General characteristics
Type: Landing Ship, Dock
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 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:
  • 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 name Hull number Commissioned Decommissioned Fate
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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