Ashland-Class-LSD
First Landing Ship Docks - Ashland-class were first LSDs with ballast well decks. 8 ships built 1943-1944. Revolutionary concept: carry landing craft in flooded well deck, release at sea. Mother ship for smaller landing craft.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 11149 t
- Displacement (full)
- 9375 t
- Length
- 623.4 ft
- Beam
- 85.3 ft
- Crew
- 254 (plus troops)
- Ships built
- 8
- Commissioned
- 1943-1944
- Decommissioned
- 1947-1970
Performance
- Top speed
- 20 kn
- Range
- 8000 nm at 15 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 1× 5-inch/38 cal DP
- Secondary guns
- 8× 40mm AA, 16× 20mm AA
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 79.68
- Research cost
- 28,047
- Credit cost
- 55,776
Notable
- First landing ship docks
- Ballast well deck for landing craft
- Mother ship for smaller landing craft
- Revolutionary concept