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|Ship image=[[File:US Navy 071007-N-4014G-055 Dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) approaches Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) for an underway replenishment.jpg|280px|USS Carter Hall (LSD-50)]]
| Ship image = [[File:US Navy 071007-N-4014G-055 Dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) approaches Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) for an underway replenishment.jpg|280px|USS Carter Hall (LSD-50)]]
|Ship caption=USS ''Carter Hall''
| Ship caption = USS ''Carter Hall''
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{{Infobox ship class overview
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|Name= ''Harpers Ferry'' class
| Name = ''Harpers Ferry'' class
|Builders=[[Avondale Shipyard]]
| Builders = [[Avondale Shipyard]]
|Operators={{navy|United States}}
| Operators = {{navy|United States}}
|Class before={{sclass|Whidbey Island|dock landing ship|4}}
| Class before = {{sclass|Whidbey Island|dock landing ship|4}}
|Class after={{sclass|LX(R)|amphibious warfare ship|4}}
| Class after = {{sclass|LX(R)|amphibious warfare ship|4}}
|Subclasses=
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|Cost= $324.2 million <ref>{{cite web|title=United States Navy fact file: Dock Landing Ship - LSD|publisher=Navy News Service|date=2010-09-12|url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&ct=4&tid=1000|accessdate=2011-03-02}} </ref>
| Cost = $324.2 million <ref>{{cite web|title=United States Navy fact file: Dock Landing Ship - LSD|publisher=Navy News Service|date=2010-09-12|url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&ct=4&tid=1000|accessdate=2011-03-02}} </ref>
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|In service range=
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|In commission range=1995–present
| In commission range = 1995–present
|Total ships building=
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|Total ships planned=4
| Total ships planned = 4
|Total ships completed=4
| Total ships completed = 4
|Total ships cancelled=
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|Total ships active=4
| Total ships active = 4
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|Ship type=[[Dock landing ship]]
| Ship type = [[Dock landing ship]]
|Ship tonnage=
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|Ship displacement=15,939 tons
| Ship displacement = 15,939 tons
|Ship length= {{convert|609|ft|7|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
| Ship length = {{convert|609|ft|7|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam= {{convert|84|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}
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|Ship propulsion=Four Colt Pielstick, 16-cylinder diesels twin turbo, two shafts, {{convert|33,000|shp|kW|abbr=on}}
| Ship propulsion = Four Colt Pielstick, 16-cylinder diesels twin turbo, two shafts, {{convert|33,000|shp|kW|abbr=on}}
|Ship speed={{convert|24.5|kn|abbr=on}}
| Ship speed = {{convert|24.5|kn|abbr=on}}
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|Ship boats=2 [[Landing Craft Air Cushion|LCACs]] or 1 [[Landing Craft Utility|LCU]] or four [[LCM-8]] or 9 [[Landing Craft Mechanized|LCM-6]]<ref>{{cite web|title=United States Navy fact file: Dock Landing Ship - LSD|publisher=Navy News Service|date=2010-09-12|url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&ct=4&tid=1000|accessdate=2011-03-02}}</ref>
| Ship boats = 2 [[Landing Craft Air Cushion|LCACs]] or 1 [[Landing Craft Utility|LCU]] or four [[LCM-8]] or 9 [[Landing Craft Mechanized|LCM-6]]<ref>{{cite web|title=United States Navy fact file: Dock Landing Ship - LSD|publisher=Navy News Service|date=2010-09-12|url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&ct=4&tid=1000|accessdate=2011-03-02}}</ref>
|Ship complement=24 officers, 397 enlisted sailors, Surge + 504 Marines
| Ship complement = 24 officers, 397 enlisted sailors, Surge + 504 Marines
|Ship armament=*2 × [[M242 Bushmaster#Naval|25 mm Mk 38 cannon]]s
| Ship armament = *2 × [[Mark 38 25 mm Machine Gun System|25 mm Mk 38 cannon]]s
*2 × 20 mm [[Phalanx CIWS|Phalanx]] [[CIWS]] mounts
*2 × 20 mm [[Phalanx CIWS|Phalanx]] [[CIWS]] mounts
*2 × [[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile]] (RAM) launchers
*2 × [[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile]] (RAM) launchers
*6 × [[M2 Browning machine gun|.50 caliber M2HB machine guns]]
*6 × [[M2 Browning machine gun|.50 caliber M2HB machine guns]]
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Revision as of 11:15, 5 October 2022

USS Carter Hall (LSD-50)
USS Carter Hall
Class overview
NameHarpers Ferry class
BuildersAvondale Shipyard
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byWhidbey Island class
Succeeded byLX(R) class
Cost$324.2 million [1]
In commission1995–present
Planned4
Completed4
Active4
General characteristics
TypDock landing ship
Displacement15,939 tons
Length609 ft 7 in (185.8 m)
Beam84 ft (26 m)
Draft19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
PropulsionFour Colt Pielstick, 16-cylinder diesels twin turbo, two shafts, 33,000 shp (25,000 kW)
Speed24.5 kn (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 LCACs or 1 LCU or four LCM-8 or 9 LCM-6[2]
Complement24 officers, 397 enlisted sailors, Surge + 504 Marines
Armament
Stern view of USS Harpers Ferry

The Harpers Ferry class of the United States Navy is a class of dock landing ships completed in the early 1990s. Modified from the Whidbey Island class, the design sacrifices landing craft capacity for more cargo space, making it closer to an amphibious transport dock type, but was not designated as such. Externally, the two classes can be distinguished by the positions of weapons: The Harpers Ferry class has the Phalanx CIWS mounted forward, and the RAM launcher on top of the bridge, while the Whidbey Island has the opposite arrangement.

As of 2009, all ships of the class are scheduled to undergo a midlife upgrade to ensure they remain in service through 2038. The ships will be upgraded each year through 2013, and the last ship will be modernized in 2014. Ships homeported on the East Coast will undergo upgrades at Metro Machine Corp., and ships based on the West Coast will receive upgrades at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego.[3]

Major elements of the upgrade package include diesel engine improvements, fuel and maintenance savings systems, engineering control systems, increased air conditioning/chill water capacity, and replacement of air compressors. The ships also replaced steam systems with all-electric functionality that will decrease maintenance.[3]

Harpers Ferry–class ships

Ship Name Hull No. Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Homeport Status
Harpers Ferry LSD-49 Avondale Shipyard 15 April 1991 16 January 1993 7 January 1995 Naval Base San Diego (CA) Active
Carter Hall LSD-50 11 November 1991 2 October 1993 30 September 1995 Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek (VA)
Oak Hill LSD-51 21 September 1992 11 June 1994 8 June 1996
Pearl Harbor LSD-52 27 January 1995 24 February 1996 30 May 1998 Naval Base San Diego (CA)


Sources

  1. ^ "United States Navy fact file: Dock Landing Ship - LSD". Navy News Service. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  2. ^ "United States Navy fact file: Dock Landing Ship - LSD". Navy News Service. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  3. ^ a b "USS Gunston Hall Completes Sea Trials". Navy News Service. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
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