USN · LSD
Gunston Hall
Photos and infoLanding ship dock, LSD-5. Launched 1 May 1943 at Moore, Oakland, and commissioned 10 November 1943. She left San Diego on 13 January 1944 with tanks and landing vehicles of the 4th Marine Division. On 1 February she was off Kwajalein and unloaded as the Marines landed on Roi and Namur. Not sunk.
| Type | Landing ship dock (LSD) |
|---|---|
| Hull | LSD-5 |
| Builder | Moore Shipbuilding, Oakland |
| Launched | 1943-05-01 |
| Commissioned | 1943-11-10 |
| Fate | Afloat. Not sunk in the Marshalls. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5) in the late 1940s or early 1950s, after her wartime service. U.S. Navy photograph. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Gunston Hall LSD-5.jpg. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · off Kwajalein on 1 February; unloaded for the Roi and Namur landings
