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USS Ashland (LSD-48)

Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
USS Ashland (LSD-48) is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to be named for Ashland, the home of Henry Clay, in Lexington, Kentucky. Wikipedia
Length: 610′
Launched: November 11, 1989
Construction started: April 4, 1988
Number: LSD-48
Armament: 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 cannons; 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts; 2 × Rolling Airframe Missile; 6 ×.50 caliber M2HB machine guns
Boats & landing craft carried: 4 LCACs or 21 LCM-6 or up to 36 Amphibious Assault Vehicles