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U.S.S. GUNSTON HALL
(LSD-44)DEFENDEING THE CONSTITUTION
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USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44) - a Whidbey�Island-class dock landing ship
In Commission 1989 to PresentLSD-44 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a LSD-44 Shellback Initiation | Add a LSD-44 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1986 | - | Keel Date: 26 MAY 1986 at Avondale Marine Ways Avondale LA | ||
| JUN | 1987 | - | Launch Date: 27 JUN 1987 | ||
| APR | 1989 | - | Commissioned: 22 APR 1989 | ||
| AUG | 1990 | - | APR | 1991 | Desert Shield |
| MAR | 1991 | - | APR | 1991 | Desert Storm |
| OCT | 1994 | - | APR | 1995 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 1996 | - | DEC | 1996 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1999 | - | NOV | 1999 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 2001 | - | NOV | 2001 | UNITAS |
| JUL | 2001 | - | AUG | 2001 | Panama Canal |
| AUG | 2001 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 AUG 2001 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 2001 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 AUG 2001 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 2003 | - | JUN | 2003 | Desert Storm |
| JAN | 2003 | - | JUN | 2003 | OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM - Invasion |
| JAN | 2003 | - | JUN | 2003 | OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM - Invasion |
| JUN | 2005 | - | DEC | 2005 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JUL | 2007 | - | JAN | 2008 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAR | 2010 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 MAR 2010 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JAN | 2016 | - | JAN | 2017 | Dry Dock |
LSD-44 General Specifications
Class: Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
Named for: Gunston Hall
Complement: 22 Officers and 391 Enlisted
Displacement: 11332 tons
Length: 610 feet
Beam: 84 feet
Flank Speed: 20+ knots