Thomaston-class dock landing ship

The Thomaston class was a class of eight dock landing ships built for the United States Navy in the 1950s.

Class overview
NameThomaston class
BuildersIngalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Operators
Preceded byCasa Grande class
Succeeded byAnchorage class
Built1953–1956
In commission1954–2016
Completed8
Retired8
General characteristics
TypeDock landing ship
Displacement11,800 long tons (11,989 t) full load
Length510 ft (160 m)
Beam84 ft (26 m)
Propulsion2 × 600 psi boilers, 2 × geared turbines, 2 shafts, 24,000 shp (17,897 kW)
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)+
Boats & landing
craft carried
3 × LCU or 9 × LCM-8 or 50 × AAV/LVTP-7 amphibious tractors
Troops325
Complement348 (18 officers, 330 enlisted)
Armament4 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal Mk.33 AA guns (2 twin mounts)
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter landing area

The class is named after a town of Thomaston, Maine, which was the home of General Henry Knox, the first Secretary of War to serve under the United States Constitution.

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