USS Oak Hill (LSD-7)

	USS Oak Hill (LSD-7) underway off San Francisco in April 1944
History
United States
Name	USS Oak Hill
Namesake	Oak Hill in Loudon County, Virginia
Builder	Moore Dry Dock Company
Laid down	9 March 1943
Launched	25 June 1943
Commissioned	5 January 1944
Decommissioned	26 October 1969
Stricken	31 October 1969
Fate	Sold for scrap, 15 April 1970
General characteristics
Displacement	7,930 tons (loaded),; 4,032 tons (light draft);
Length	457 ft 9 in (139.5 m) overall
Beam	72 ft 2 in (22.0 m)
Draft	8 ft 2½ in (2.5 m) fwd,; 10 ft ½ in (3.1 m) aft (light);; 15 ft 5½ in (4.7 m) fwd,; 16 ft 2 in (4.9 m) aft (loaded);
Propulsion	2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 2 Skinner Uniflow Reciprocating Steam Engines, 2 propeller shafts – each shaft 3,700 hp, at 240 rpm total shaft horse power 7,400, 2 11 ft 9 in diameter, 9 ft 9 in pitch propellers
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h)
Range	8,000 nmi. at 15 knots; (15,000 km at 28 km/h);
Boats & landing; craft carried	3 × LCT (Mk V or VI); each w/ 5 medium tanks or; 2 × LCT (Mk III or IV); each w/ 12 medium tanks or; 14 × LCM (Mk III); each w/ 1 medium tank; or 1,500 long tons cargo or; 47 × DUKW or; 41 × LVT or; Any combination of landing vehicles and landing craft up to capacity;
Capacity	22 officers, 218 men
Complement	17 officers, 237 men (ship);; 6 officers, 30 men (landing craft);
Armament	1 × 5 in / 38 cal. DP gun;; 2 × 40 mm quad AA guns;; 2 × 40 mm twin AA guns;; 16 × 20 mm AA guns;
Aircraft carried	modified to accommodate helicopters on an added portable deck

USS Oak Hill (LSD-7) was an Ashland-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of Oak Hill, the Virginia estate of President James Monroe (1758–1831).

Oak Hill, originally designated as a Mechanized Artillery Transport, APM-7, was laid down by the Moore Dry Dock Co., Oakland, California, 9 March 1943; launched on 25 June 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Robert E. Garrels; and commissioned on 5 January 1944.

History
USS Oak Hill (LSD-7) underway off San Francisco in April 1944
United States
Name	USS Oak Hill
Namesake	Oak Hill in Loudon County, Virginia
Builder	Moore Dry Dock Company
Laid down	9 March 1943
Launched	25 June 1943
Commissioned	5 January 1944
Decommissioned	26 October 1969
Stricken	31 October 1969
Fate	Sold for scrap, 15 April 1970
General characteristics
Displacement	7,930 tons (loaded), 4,032 tons (light draft)
Length	457 ft 9 in (139.5 m) overall
Beam	72 ft 2 in (22.0 m)
Draft	8 ft 2½ in (2.5 m) fwd, 10 ft ½ in (3.1 m) aft (light); 15 ft 5½ in (4.7 m) fwd, 16 ft 2 in (4.9 m) aft (loaded)
Propulsion	2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 2 Skinner Uniflow Reciprocating Steam Engines, 2 propeller shafts – each shaft 3,700 hp, at 240 rpm total shaft horse power 7,400, 2 11 ft 9 in diameter, 9 ft 9 in pitch propellers
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h)
Range	8,000 nmi. at 15 knots (15,000 km at 28 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	3 × LCT (Mk V or VI) each w/ 5 medium tanks or 2 × LCT (Mk III or IV) each w/ 12 medium tanks or 14 × LCM (Mk III) each w/ 1 medium tank or 1,500 long tons cargo or 47 × DUKW or 41 × LVT or Any combination of landing vehicles and landing craft up to capacity
Capacity	22 officers, 218 men
Complement	17 officers, 237 men (ship); 6 officers, 30 men (landing craft)
Armament	1 × 5 in / 38 cal. DP gun; 2 × 40 mm quad AA guns; 2 × 40 mm twin AA guns; 16 × 20 mm AA guns
Aircraft carried	modified to accommodate helicopters on an added portable deck