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.	Builder	Commissioned
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