THOMASTON (LSD 28)
DOCK LANDING SHIP
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		LSD 28				UIC:		03128
Status:		Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration				Fleet:
Date Status Changed:		12/18/1998				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:						Berth:		Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benecia, CA
Force:
Builder:		Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		02/28/1952				Commission Date:		09/17/1954
Keel Date:		03/02/1953				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		02/09/1954				Decommission Date:		09/28/1984
Age (since Launch) (at time of Disposal)		44.8				Years from Commission to Decommission:		30.0
Delivery Date:		09/17/1954				In-Service Date:
Age (since Delivery) (at time of Disposal)		44.3				Out of Service Date:
						Stricken Date:		02/24/1992
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		510 ft				Waterline Length:		500 ft
Extreme Beam:		84 ft				Waterline Beam:		82 ft
Max Navigational Draft:		19 ft				Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:		8899 tons				Full Displacement:		11525 tons
Dead Weight:		2626 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, steel superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		2
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Steam Turbine
Accommodations:			Officers:		50
			Enlisted:		642
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:			MARITIME ADMINISTRATION (NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET)
Planning Yard:
Nuclear Planning Yard:
Ships Program Manager:
Comments:
Last Updated:		01/25/1999
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