Casa Grande-class dock landing ship
1944 class of British/American dock landing ships / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Casa Grande class was a class of dock landing ships used by the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the Second World War. Nineteen ships were planned, but two, USS Fort Snelling and USS Point Defiance were cancelled before being completed.
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USS Cabildo c. 1950s | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Casa Grande class |
Builders | |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Ashland-class dock landing ship |
Succeeded by | Thomaston-class dock landing ship |
Planned | 19 |
Completed | 17 |
Cancelled | 2 |
Retired | 17 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Dock landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length |
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Beam | 72 ft 2 in (22.00 m) |
Draught | 15 ft 10 in (4.83 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 15.6 knots (18.0 mph; 28.9 km/h) |
Range | 7,400 nmi (13,700 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) |
Boats & landing craft carried | |
Capacity | 1,500 tons of cargo (if not carrying boats) |
Complement | 17 officers and 237 men |
Armament |
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