
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
LSD-1 USS Ashland
- Landing Ship, Dock:
- Displacement: 9,375 tons (loaded)
- Length: 457'9"
- Beam: 72'
- Draft: 15'6" forward, 16'2" aft (seagoing loaded)
- Speed: 15.4 knots
- Range: 7,400 miles at 10 knots
- Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 4x1 40mm, 2x4 40mm, 16x1 20mm
- Complement: 17 officers, 309 enlisted
- Skinner uniflow steam reciprocating engines, twin screws,
- Built at Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, Calif. and commissioned 22 June 1942
- LSDs carry 3 LCT (5) or (6), each with
5 medium tanks, or 2 LCT (3) or (4) each with 12 medium tanks,
or 14 LCM (3) each with 1 medium tank,
or 1,500 long tons cargo, or 41 LVT,
or 47 DUKW;
troops: 22 officers, 310 enlisted (including 40 in hammocks.
Landing craft leave the flooded dock under ther own power, through stern gates.
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Last updated:
July 2, 2000