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USS Plymouth Rock (LSD-29), underway 10 September 1974.
Plymouth Rock underway, 10 September 1974
History
USS Plymouth RockUnited States
NameUSS Plymouth Rock
NamesakePlymouth Rock
Awarded28 February 1952
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Laid down4 May 1953
Launched7 May 1954
Commissioned29 November 1954
Decommissioned30 September 1983
Stricken24 February 1992
FateSold for scrap, 25 August 1995
General characteristics
Class and typeThomaston-class dock landing ship
Displacement
  • 8,899 long tons (9,042 t) light
  • 11,525 long tons (11,710 t) full load
Length510 ft (160 m)
Beam84 ft (26 m)
Draft19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion2 × steam turbines, 2 shafts, 23,000 shp (17 MW)
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
21 × LCM-6 landing craft in well deck
Troops300
Complement304
Armament6 × twin 3"/50 caliber guns
Aircraft carriedOne helicopter
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter landing area usually of wood construction; no hangar

USS Plymouth Rock (LSD-29) was a Thomaston-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy, named for Plymouth Rock, the legendary landing site of the Pilgrims in 1620.

Plymouth Rock was laid down by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, Mississippi on 4 May 1953; launched on 7 May 1954; sponsored by Mrs. Francis C. Denebrink; and commissioned on 29 November 1954.

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