Thomaston Class

Displacement: 11,525 tons full load
Dimensions: 510' long; 84' beam; 19' draft
Propulsion: Steam turbines, 23,000 shp, 2shafts, 24 knots
Armament: 8-3" guns, 6-20mm AA guns (as built)
Well Deck: space for 21 lcm(6)'s
Cargo Capacity: unknown
Troops: about 300
Aviation: helicopter landing area
Crew: about 340
Misc Notes: First class of LSD's designed after World War 2, these ships served in the USN through the 1980's.

28. Thomaston: Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS/ Commissioned: September 17, 1954/ Decommissioned September 5, 1984/ Stricken: February 24, 1992/ Transferred to NDRF: November 18, 1998, Ship Title to Marad: December 18, 1998/ Fate: was sold 9/29/95 to Pegasus Inc., Navy repossessed July 1, 1997, due to default, to be resold, was offered for sale on November 18, 1998, no bidders, currently docked with NDRF, Suisun Bay, CA.

29. Plymouth Rock: Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS/ Commissioned: November 29, 1954/ Decommissioned: September 30, 1983/ Stricken: February 24, 1992/ Transferred to NDRF: November 8, 1989/ Sold: August 25, 1995/ Price: $268,707/ Fate: Sold for scrap to Peck Recycling, Richmond, Va.

30. Fort Snelling: Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS/ Commissioned: January 24, 1955/ Decommissioned: September 28, 1984/ Stricken: September 7, 1989/ Transferred to NDRF: September 7, 1989/ Sold: August 25, 1995/ Price: $268,707/ Fate: Sold for scrap to Peck Recycling, Richmond, Va.

31. Point Defiance: Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS/ Commissioned: March 31, 1955/ Decommissioned: September 30, 1983/ Stricken: February 24, 1992/ Transferred to NDRF: November 18, 1998, Ship Title to Marad: December 18, 1998/ Fate: was sold 9/29/95 to Pegasus Inc., Navy repossessed July 1, 1997, due to default, to be resold, was offered for sale on November 18, 1998, no bidders, currently docked with NDRF, Suisun Bay, CA.

32. Spiegel Grove: Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS/ Commissioned: June 8, 1956/ Decommissioned: October 2, 1989/ Stricken: December 13, 1989/ Transferred to NDRF: December 13, 1989, Ship Title to Marad: February 4, 1994/ Fate: Turned over to Florida on June 13, 2001. She was cleaned up and towed to Florida to be sunk off Key Largo. While completing final preparations for the sinking, the ship suddenly sank, landing upside down and poking out of the water on May 17, 2002. Salvage contractors flipped her on her starboard side and finally completed submerging her on June 11, 2002. The most thorough link I know of is in the toolbar to the left, but there are many websites with info on this mishap.

33. Alamo: Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS/ Commissioned: August 24, 1956/ Decommissioned: September 28, 1989/ Stricken: January 24, 2001/ Transferred to Brazil: November 21, 1990 by lease/ Name in Brazilian service: Rio de Janeiro/ Purchased by Brazil: January 24, 2001/ Fate: still active in Brazilian Navy 2003.

34. Hermitage: Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS/ Commissioned: June 8, 1956/ Decommissioned: October 2, 1989/ Stricken: January 24, 2001/ Transferred to Brazil: November 28, 1989 by lease/ Name in Brazilian service: Ceara/ Purchased by Brazil: January 24, 2001/ Fate: still active in Brazilian Navy 2003.

35. Monticello: Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS/ Commissioned: June 8, 1956/ Decommissioned: October 2, 1989/ Stricken: February 24, 1992/ Transferred to NDRF: First time: August 2, 1991, Second time: November 18, 1998, Ship Title to Marad: December 18, 1998/ Fate: was sold 9/29/95 to Pegasus Inc., Navy repossessed July 1, 1997, due to default, to be resold, was offered for sale on November 18, 1998, no bidders, currently docked with NDRF, Suisun Bay, CA.