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LSD 44 -
USS Gunston Hall
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USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44)
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Type,
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Dock Landing Ship; Whidbey
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Builder:
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Avondale Shipbuilding, New
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Laid down:
May 26, 1986 Launched:
June 27, 1987 Commissioned: April 22, 1989 ACTIVE
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Homeport:
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Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia
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Namesake:
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> see history, below; |
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Ship's
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DEFENDING THE CONSTITUTION |
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Technical Data:
(Measures, Propulsion, Armament,
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Photo credits: US Navy, US Naval
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