Amphibious-Warfare Ships (LSD, LST, LPD, LPH, LHA, LHD, LCC)


 

Type # Original Name Shipbuilder Location Hull # Light Tons Price ($mm) FY Keel Laid Launched Delivered Days on Ways Days in Water Total Days Disposition

Landing Ship Dock (LSD)

LSD 1 Ashland Moore Dry Dock Oakland CA 232     1942 22-Jun-42 21-Dec-42 5-Jun-43 182 166 348 Scrapped 1970
LSD 2 Belle Grove Moore Dry Dock Oakland CA 233     1942   17-Feb-43 9-Aug-43   173   Scrapped 1970
LSD 3 Carter Hall Moore Dry Dock Oakland CA 234     1942 27-Oct-42 4-Mar-43 18-Sep-43   198   Scrapped 1970
LSD 4 Epping Forest Moore Dry Dock Oakland CA 235     1942   2-Apr-43 11-Oct-43   192   Scrapped 1970
LSD 5 Gunston Hall Moore Dry Dock Oakland CA 236     1942   1-May-43 10-Nov-43   193   To Argentina 1970 as Candido de Lasala (Q 43), scrapped 1982
LSD 6 Lindenwald Moore Dry Dock Oakland CA 237     1942 22-Feb-43 11-Jun-43 5-Dec-43 109 175 284 Scrapped 1968
LSD 7 Oak Hill Moore Dry Dock Oakland CA 238     1942 9-Mar-43 25-Jun-43 5-Jan-44 108 194 302 Scrapped 1970
LSD 8 White Marsh Moore Dry Dock Oakland CA 239     1942 7-Apr-43 19-Jul-43 29-Jan-44 103 194 297 To Taiwan 1960 as Tung Hai (L 191), renamed Chung Cheng (L 191), replaced 1987 by Comstock (LSD 19)
LSD 9 Battleaxe Newport News Newport News VA 401     1942 23-Nov-42 21-May-43 14-Sep-43 179 116 295 To Britain 1943 as HMS Eastway (F 130), returned 1947, to Greece 1953 as Nafkratoussa (L 153), replaced 1972 by Fort Mandan (LSD 21) and scrapped
LSD 10 Claymore Newport News Newport News VA 402     1942 23-Nov-42 19-Jul-43 19-Oct-43 238 92 330 To Britain 1943 as HMS Highway (F 140), returned 1946, scrapped 1948
LSD 11 Cutlass Newport News Newport News VA 403     1942 24-May-42 18-Nov-43 15-Feb-44 543 89 632 To Britain 1943 as HMS Northway (F 142), returned 1947, scrapped 1966
LSD 12 Dagger Newport News Newport News VA 404     1942 23-Jul-43 29-Dec-43 29-Mar-44 159 91 250 To Britain 1943 as HMS Oceanway (F 143), returned 1947, to France 1952 as Foudre, sunk as target 1970
LSD 13 Spear Newport News Newport News VA 405     1942 22-Nov-43 11-Apr-44 5-Jun-44 140 55 195 Intended for Britain as HMS Portway (F 144) but retained as USS Casa Grande, scrapped 1992
LSD 14 Sword Newport News Newport News VA 406     1942 31-Dec-43 10-May-44 3-Jul-44 131 54 185 Intended for Britain as HMS Swashway (F 145) but retained as USS Rushmore, sunk as target 1993
LSD 15 Shadwell Newport News Newport News VA 407     1942 17-Jan-44 24-May-44 24-Jul-44 128 61 189 Intended for Britain as HMS Waterway (F 146) but retained as USS Shadwell, test hulk 1985
LSD 16 Cabildo Newport News Newport News VA 448     1943 1-Jul-44 22-Dec-44 15-Mar-45 174 83 257 Sunk as target 1985
LSD 17 Catamount Newport News Newport News VA 449