Thomaston-class dock landing ship
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The Thomaston-class dock landing ship was a class of U.S. Navy amphibious warfare vessels designed to transport and launch landing craft, vehicles, and troops during amphibious assaults.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amphibious warfare ship class
ⓘ
class of naval ship ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
amphibious assault operations
ⓘ
launch of landing craft ⓘ transport of landing craft ⓘ transport of troops ⓘ transport of vehicles ⓘ |
| followedBy | Anchorage-class dock landing ship ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
carrying amphibious vehicles
ⓘ
carrying landing craft mechanized ⓘ carrying landing craft utility ⓘ embarking Marines ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
United States Navy ship classes
NERFINISHED
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amphibious warfare vessel classes ⓘ |
| hasDesignCharacteristic |
floodable well deck for landing craft operations
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large vehicle stowage capacity ⓘ stern gate for launching craft ⓘ troop berthing spaces ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
helicopter deck
ⓘ
well deck ⓘ |
| hasHullClassificationSymbol | LSD ⓘ |
| hasPropulsion | conventional diesel propulsion ⓘ |
| hasShipType | LSD ⓘ |
| namedAfter | USS Thomaston (LSD-28) (lead ship) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalRole |
amphibious warfare
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dock landing ship ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Navy amphibious forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Ashland-class dock landing ship
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Casa Grande-class dock landing ship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | support of amphibious assault landings ⓘ |
| secondaryMission |
humanitarian assistance
ⓘ
logistics support ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
sea-based amphibious assault staging
ⓘ
transport of equipment from sea to shore ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
USS Spiegel Grove