USS Carter Hall (LSD-50)
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| Namesake: | Carter Hall |
| Ordered: | 22 December 1989 |
| Laid down: | 11 November 1991 |
| Launched: | 2 October 1993 |
| Commissioned: | 30 September 1995 |
| Homeport: | NAB Little Creek, Virginia |
| Motto: | Working For Peace Ready For War |
| Status: | in active service |
| Badge: |  |
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| Class and type: | Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship |
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| Length: | 610 ft (190 m) |
| Beam: | 84 ft (26 m) |
| Draft: | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 Colt Industries, 16-cylinder diesel engines, 2 shafts, 33,000 shp (25,000 kW) |
| Speed: | over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
2 LCACs |
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USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) is a Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She is the second U.S. Navy ship to be named for Carter Hall, an estate near Winchester, Virginia, built in the 1790s.
Carter Hall's keel was laid down on 11 November 1991 by the Avondale Shipyards at New Orleans, Louisiana. The ship was launched on 2 October 1993; and commissioned on 30 September 1995.
As of 2008, Carter Hall, is homeported at NAB Little Creek, Virginia, and assigned to Amphibious Squadron Six.
The mission of the Landing Ship Dock (LSD) is to transport and launch amphibious craft, vehicles, crews and embarked personnel in an amphibious assault. An LSD can also render limited docking and repair service to small ships and craft, and act as the Primary Control Ship (PCS) during amphibious assaults.
Carter Hall is a Cargo Variant (CV) of the Whidbey Island class. A significant difference between the two classes is that Carter Hall's well deck has been shortened from 440 feet (130 m) to 180 feet (55 m). This provides Marines with added vehicle and cargo storage areas. The well deck can hold two Landing Craft Air Cushions (LCAC) and a variety of landing craft and tracked amphibious assault vehicles. Carter Hall's two-spot flight deck can land and service any helicopter in the Navy and Marine Corps inventory.
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