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  San Marcos 1945

Ships

No	Name	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate	Modification
LSD1	Ashland	232	Moore, Oakland	6/1942	21.12.1942	6.1943	stricken 11.1969	Ashland subclass
LSD2	Belle Grove	233	Moore, Oakland	10.1942	17.2.1943	8.1943	stricken 11.1969	Ashland subclass
LSD3	Carter Hall	234	Moore, Oakland	10.1942	4.3.1943	9.1943	stricken 10.1969	Ashland subclass
LSD4, 11.1962- MCS7	Epping Forest	235	Moore, Oakland	11.1942	2.4.1943	10.1943	minecraft support ship 11.1962, stricken 11.1968	Ashland subclass
LSD5, 3.1949- LSD5(A)	Gunston Hall	236	Moore, Oakland	1942	1.5.1943	11.1943	to Argentina 5.1970 (Candido de Lasala)	Ashland subclass
LSD6	Lindenwald	237	Moore, Oakland	2.1943	11.6.1943	12.1943	stricken 12.1967	Ashland subclass
LSD7	Oak Hill	238	Moore, Oakland	3.1943	25.6.1943	1.1944	stricken 10.1969	Ashland subclass
LSD8, 9.1956- T-LSD8	White Marsh	239	Moore, Oakland	4.1943	19.7.1943	1.1944	to Taiwan 11.1960 (東海 [Dong Hai])	Ashland subclass
LSD13	Casa Grande (ex-Portway, ex-Spear)	405	Newport News	11.1943	11.4.1944	6.1944	stricken 10.1976	Casa Grande subclass
LSD14	Rushmore (ex-Swashway, ex-Sword)	406	Newport News	12.1943	14.5.1944	7.1944	stricken 11.1976	Casa Grande subclass
LSD15	Shadwell (ex-Waterway, ex-Tomahawk)	407	Newport News	1.1944	24.5.1944	7.1944	stricken 11.1976	Casa Grande subclass
LSD16	Cabildo	448	Newport News	7.1944	22.12.1944	3.1945	stricken 10.1976	Casa Grande subclass
LSD17	Catamount	449	Newport News	8.1944	27.1.1945	4.1945	stricken 10.1976	Casa Grande subclass
LSD18	Colonial	450	Newport News	8.1944	28.2.1945	5.1945	stricken 10.1976	Casa Grande subclass
LSD19	Comstock	451	Newport News	1.1945	28.4.1945	7.1945	stricken 6.1976, to Taiwan (中正 [Chung Cheng])	Casa Grande subclass
LSD20	Donner		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	12.1944	1.4.1945	7.1945	stricken 11.1976	Casa Grande subclass
LSD21	Fort Mandan		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	3.1944	2.6.1945	10.1945	to Greece 1.1971 (Ναυκρατούσα [Nafkratousa])	Casa Grande subclass
LSD22	Fort Marion		Gulf SB, Chickasaw	1944	22.5.1945	1.1946	stricken 10.1974, to Taiwan (鎮海 [Zhen Hai])	Casa Grande subclass
T-LSV8 (ex-LSD23)	Taurus (ex-Carib Queen, ex-Fort Snelling)		Gulf SB, Chickasaw	11.1944	8.1945	1956 // 1.1963	completed mercantile, cargo ship T-AK273 Taurus 1.1959, landing ship vehicle 1.1963, for disposal 6.1969	Casa Grande subclass
LSD24	Point Defiance		Gulf SB, Chickasaw	1944	28.5.1945	10.1945 // ---	completed mercantile	Casa Grande subclass
LSD25	San Marcos		Philadelphia N Yd	9.1944	10.1.1945	4.1945	to Spain 7.1971 (Galicia)	Casa Grande subclass
LSD26	Tortuga		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	10.1944	21.1.1945	6.1945	stricken 10.1976	Casa Grande subclass
LSD27	Wheatstone		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	4.1945	18.7.1945	2.1946	stricken 9.1971	Casa Grande subclass

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	4490
Displacement full, t	9375
Length, m	138.4 wl 139.5 oa
Breadth, m	22.0
Draught, m	4.83
No of shafts	2
Machinery	LSD1 - 8: 2 Skinner Uniflow QuiPE, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers LSD13 - 27: 2 sets Skinner geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Power, h. p.	LSD1 - 8: 7400 LSD13 - 21, 25 - 27: 7000 LSD22 - 24: 9000
Max speed, kts	LSD1 - 8, 13 - 21, 25 - 27: 15.4 LSD22 - 24: 15.6
Fuel, t	oil 1770
Endurance, nm(kts)	7400 (15)
Armament	1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk12, 2 x 4 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 2 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 16 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4
Military load	3 LCT(5) or 3 LCT(6) or 2 LCT(3) or 2 LCT(4) or 14 LCM(3) or 1450 t of cargo or 41 LVT or 47 DUKW (up to 92 LVT or 108 DUKW if additional decks are installed), 332 marines
Electronic equipment	presumably SF or SG or SL or SU radar
Complement	254

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Project history

One of the most unusual landing ships of the Second World War. They were designed under the technical project developed by British Admiralty. In aft part of hull flooded dock chamber was arranged in which took places 2-3 LCT landing crafts with tanks or up to 14 LCM with a landing party. In the sea dock chamber was dryed, in place of disembarkation ship received water ballast into special tanks, and draught aft increased on some metres, dock chamber was filled by water, and landing crafts went out it under own engines, following to a disembarkation place. In total it has been ordered 27 ships-docks, 4 were transferred to RN by lend-lease.

Modernizations

None.

1/1946, all: 1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 2 x 4 - 40/60 Mk 2, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 16 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, SF or SG or SL or SU radar

Naval service

Shadwell 24.1.1945 was damaged by Japanese air torpedo in Philippines area. Fort Snelling was cancelled in 1945 and completed as mercantile vessel Carib Queen. Later she was acquired by the Navy and used as MSTS cargo vessel Taurus. From 1963 she was classified as landing ship (T-LSV8).