Dock Landing Ship

LSD 51   -   USS Oak Hill

 

 

 

USS Oak Hill (LSD 51)

US Navy photo

Type, Class:

 

Dock Landing Ship; Harpers Ferry - class;

Builder:

 

Avondale Industries, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

STATUS:

 

Laid down: September 21, 1992

Launched: June 11, 1994

Commissioned: June 8, 1996

ACTIVE UNIT / in commission (Atlantic Fleet)

Homeport:

 

Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia

Namesake:

 

> see history, below;

Ship's Motto:

 

NATION’S PROTECTOR

Technical Data:

(Measures, Propulsion,

Armament, Aviation, etc.)

 

see: INFO > Dock Landing Ship / Harpers Ferry - class

 

ship images

 

Photo credits: US Navy, US Naval Historical Center

 

Namesake & History:

 

 

USS Oak Hill (LSD 51):

 

 

 

patches

 

 

 

 

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