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USSAshland(LSD48)
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USSAshland(LSD48)isaWhidbeyIslandclassdocklanding
shipoftheUnitedStatesNavy.ShewasthesecondNavyship
tobenamedforAshland,thehomeofHenryClay,in
Lexington,Kentucky.

Ashlandwaslaiddownon4April1988,bytheAvondale
Shipyards,NewOrleans,La.launchedandchristenedon11
November1989,sponsoredbyMrs.KathleenFoley,wifeof
AdmiralSylvesterR.Foley,Jr.(Ret.)andcommissionedon9
May1992,atNewOrleans.Asof2013,Ashlandishomeported
atSasebo,Japan,andassignedtoAmphibiousSquadron11.
History

Contents
Name: USSAshland
1 2005rocketattack Namesake: Ashland
2 Laterservice
3 References Ordered: 11December1985
4 Externallinks Laiddown: 4April1988
Launched: 11November1989
Commissioned: 9May1992
2005rocketattack Homeport: Sasebo,Japan

On19August2005,theAshlandandtheUSSKearsargewere Motto: DeliverLiberty,DefendFreedom

targetedbythreeKatyusharocketswhileinportinAqaba, Status: inactiveservice
Jordan.Thevesselswerenothit,butoneJordaniansoldierwas Badge:
killedandanotherwaswoundedaftertworocketshitnearby
docks.ThethirdrocketlandedonataxineartheEilatairportin
Israelbutdidnotexplode.Responsibilitywasclaimedbythe
AbdullahAzzamShaheedBrigade,whichstatesthatitis
associatedwiththealQaedaterroristgroup.

Laterservice
InJanuary2007,thewarshipwassenttothecoastofSomalia
toconductantiterroristoperationsaspartoftheUSSDwightD. Generalcharacteristics
Eisenhowertaskforce.On31May2008TheGuardian
reportedthatthehumanrightsgroupReprievesaidupto Displacement: 11,149tons(light)
seventeenUSNavalvesselsmayhavebeenusedtocovertly 16,883tons(full)
holdcaptives.[1][2]ReprieveexpressedtheconcerntheAshland Length: 610ft(190m)
hadbeenusedasareceivingshipforupto100captivestaken Beam: 84ft(26m)
inEastAfrica.
Draft: 21ft(6.4m)
InApril2008,AshlandvisitedAntsiranana,Madagascar.[3] Propulsion: 4ColtIndustries,16cylinderdiesel
engines,2shafts,33,000shp(25

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On10April2010,sevensuspectedpiratesonaskiffshotatthe MW)
Ashlandapproximately330nauticalmiles(610km)offthe
Speed: 20+knots(37+km/h)
coastofDjibouti.Ashlandfiredtworoundsattheskifffromher
MK38Mod2,25mmgun.Thepeopleonboardtheskiff Boats& 4LCACsor21LCM6orupto36
abandonedshipasitbecameengulfedinflames.Rigidhulled landing AmphibiousAssaultVehiclesAAV
inflatableboatsfromtheAshlandrescuedthesixsurviving craftcarried:
individualsandbroughtthemaboardtheshipformedical Capacity: ondeck:oneLCM6,twoLCPLand
treatment.TheAshlandwasnotdamagedandtherewereno oneLCVP
injuriestothecrew.[4][5]On29November2010JamaIdle
Troops: Marinedetachment:402+102surge
IbrahimwassentencedatafederalcourthouseinNorfolk,
Virginiato30yearsinprisonforhisinvolvementintheApril Complement: 22officers,391enlisted
piracyattacksagainsttheAshland."Todaymarksthefirst Armament: 225mmMk38cannons
sentencinginNorfolkforactsofpiracyinmorethan150 220mmPhalanxCIWS
years,"saidU.S.AttorneyNeilH.MacBride.[6] mounts
2RollingAirframeMissile
MidlifeextensionworkontheAshland,completedin2012,
6.50caliberM2HB
includednormalrepairandrefurbishment,aswellasmajor
machineguns
alterationstoseveralshipsystems.Improvementstotheships
dieselengines,onboardnetworks,engineeringcontrolsystems,
andpowermanagement,andimprovedcapacityforairconditioningandchilledwaterdistributionweremade.The
biggestlongtermchange,however,involvedthereplacementofhighmaintenancesteamsystemswithallelectric
functionality.

InNovember2013,AshlandandUSSGermantown(LSD42)supportedreliefoperationsinthewakeofTyphoon
Haiyan.[7]

InAugust2015,Ashlandwithportionsofthe31stMarineExpeditionaryUnitembarkedconductedDefense
SupporttoCivilAuthorities(DSCA)inSaipanafterTyphoonSoudelorpassedthroughtheCommonwealthof
NorthernMarianasIslands.[8]

TheAshland,oneofeightactiveshipsinitsclass,isexpectedtoremaininserviceandmissioncapableto2038.[9]

References
1.DuncanCampbell,RichardNortonTaylor(2June
2008)."USaccusedofholdingterrorsuspectsonprison
ships".TheGuardian.Retrieved20080601.
2.DuncanCampbell,RichardNortonTaylor(2June
2008)."Prisonships,tortureclaims,andmissing
detainees".TheGuardian.Retrieved20080601.
3.Brigham,Gillian(15April2008)."U.S.6thFleet's
SoutheastAfricaTaskForceArrivesinMadagascar".
UnitedStatesNavalForcesEurope.Retrieved
20080503.
4."USSAshlandCapturesPirates".UnitedStatesNavy.
10April2010.Retrieved10April2010.
5.Hulette,Elisabeth,"AshlandReturnsWithAStoryTo
Tell:Pirates",NorfolkVirginianPilot,16August2010.
6.http://www.rttnews.com/Content/GeneralNews.aspx?
ThisarticleincorporatestextfromthepublicdomainDictionaryofAmericanNavalFightingShips.
6.http://www.rttnews.com/Content/GeneralNews.aspx?
Id=1492481&SM=1
7.SethRobson(November22,2013)."Amphibiousships,
900MarinesreplaceGWgroupinPhilippines".Stars
andStripes.StarsandStripes."GUIUAN,Philippines
Twoamphibiousships,theUSSAshlandandthe
USSGermantown,alongwith900Okinawabased
Marinesfromthe31stMarineExpeditionaryUnit,have
arrivedinthePhilippinestoboostTyphoonHaiyan
reliefefforts."
8.AssociatedPress(August9,2015)."USaidflowsto
MarianaIslands".Skynews.com.au.SkyNews.
9."MidLifeExtensionsforUSNLSDs".Defense
IndustryDaily.17May2011.

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navysite.de:USSAshland(http://navysite.de/ships/lsd48.htm)
1995commandhistory(http://www.history.navy.mil/shiphist/a/lsd48/1995.pdf)NavalHistory&Heritage
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