LSD-28 USS Thomaston

Namesake. Thomaston, Maine
Awarded. 28 Feb 1952
Builder. Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Laid down. 3 Mar 1953
Launched. 9 Feb 1954
Commissioned. 17 Sep 1954
Decommissioned. 28 Sep 1984
Stricken . 24 Feb 1992
Motto. Suaviter in Modo, Fortier in Re ("Gentle in Manner, Strong in Deeds")
Fate. Sold for Scrapping 28 Jul 2011 to All Star Metals, Brownsville, TX
Class and type. Thomaston-class dock landing ship
Displacement:
8,899 long tons (9,042 t) light
11,525 long tons (11,710 t) full load
Length. 510 ft (160 m)
Beam. 84 ft (26 m)
Draft. 19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion. 2 × steam turbines, 2 shafts, 23,000 shp (17 MW)
Speed. 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried. 21 × LCM-6 landing craft in well deck
Troops. 300
Complement. 304
Armament:
8 × twin 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal guns when launched
6 × twin 20 mm AA guns were planned but never installed
Aircraft carried. One helicopter
Aviation facilities. Helicopter landing area usually of wood construction; no hangar