Ashland LSD-48

Name	Ashland LSD-48
Category	Military ships - War ships - Surface ships
Flag	United States
Year of built	1989
Place of built	United States
Length, m	190.00
Width, m	26.00
Draught, m	6.40

Shipbuilder	Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans
Main engine type	4 Colt Industries, 16-cylinder diesel engines
Main engine power, h.p.	33,000
Speed, kts	20.0
Owner	US government
Operator	US Navy
Status	In operation

Type: Whidbey Island - class dock landing ship

Displacement: 11,149 tons (light) 16,883 tons (full)

Boats & landing craft carried:

4 LCACs or 21 LCM-6 or up to 36 Amphibious Assault Vehicles AAV

Capacity: on deck:

1 x LCM-6,

2 x LCPL and

1 x LCVP

Troops: Marine detachment: 402 + 102 surge

Complement: 22 officers, 391 enlisted

Armament:

2 × 25 mm Mk 38 cannons

2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts

2 × Rolling Airframe Missile

6 × 50 caliber M2HB machine guns