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USS Carter Hall (LSD-50)

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Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 11 November 1991, at Avondale Industries, New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched, 2 October 1993
  • Commissioned USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), 30 September 1995
  • USS Carter Hall is a member of COMPHIBGRU2, COMNAVSURFLANT, and is home ported at NAB Little Creek, VA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 11,604 t.(lt), 16,601 t.(fl)
    Length 609' 7"
    Beam 84'
    Draft 20' 4" (max)
    Speed 20+kts.
    Complement 22 Officers, 327 Enlisted
    Troop Capacity 27 Officers, 473 Enlisted
    Aircraft, helicopters (Flight Deck, 2 spots)
    Boats (Well Deck Capacity) two LCAC's
    Armament
    two (mk15 mod1) Phalanx (CIWS) 20 mm Vulcan cannon gun mounts
    two (mk16) 25 mm Bushmaster chain gun mounts
    six .50 cal machine guns
    two Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launchers
    six Super Rapid Blooming Outboard Chaff launchers
    Propulsion four Colt-Pielstick 16 cylinder diesels, 2 propellers, combined SHP 33,000
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    Carter Hall 17k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) underway, date and location unknown.
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    Carter Hall 22k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) underway, date and location unknown.
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    Carter Hall 228k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), ramp & flight-deck, Rijeka, Croatia, 7 August 2001. Photo by Frank M. Egger - Lienz/Austria
    Carter Hall 91k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), stern gate, Rijeka, Croatia, 7 August 2001. Photo by Frank M. Egger - Lienz/Austria
    Carter Hall 193k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), in port, Rijeka, Croatia, 7 August 2001. Photo by Frank M. Egger - Lienz/Austria
    Carter Hall 94k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) and LCU-1660, in port, Rijeka, Croatia, 7 August 2001. Photo by Frank M. Egger - Lienz/Austria
    Carter Hall 60k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) at anchor off the French Mediterranean coast, 26 June 1997.
    Photo Guy Schaeffer (Authorized for publication at Navsource) Collection Paolo Marsan, France .    		 Paolo Marsan
    Carter Hall 55k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) underway in the Persian Gulf, 22 February 2006.
    US Navy photo.    		 Jack Treutle
    Carter Hall 1758k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) underway, 11 May 2008 while conducting maneuvers during Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group Integration training.
    US Navy photo 080511-N-4236E-092 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 11, 2008)< by MCSN Chad R. Erdmann.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Carter Hall 2948k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) steams in the Atlantic Ocean during the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX provides a realistic training environment to ensure the strike group is capable and ready for its upcoming deployment.
    US Navy photo 080717-N-6822T-012 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 17, 2008)< by MC1 Daniel Taylor.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Carter Hall 147k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) departs Norfolk, VA., 26 August 2008, as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
    US Navy photo 080826-N-2838W-075 NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 26, 2008)< by MCSN Derek Poole.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Carter Hall 1975k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) steams through the Atlantic Ocean, 3 September 2008. Carter Hall is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group in the U.S. Navy's 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility supporting maritime security operations.
    US Navy photo # 080903-N-4236E-208 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 3, 2008) by MCSN Chad Erdmann.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Carter Hall 2332k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) executing a hard turn to starboard, 3 September 2008. Carter Hall is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group in the U.S. Navy's 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility supporting maritime security operations.
    US Navy photo # 080903-N-1082Z-032 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 3, 2008) by MC2 Jason R. Zalasky.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    San Antonio 2125k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), the amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD-17), and the guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) transit the Atlantic Ocean, 6 September3 2008. San Antonio, Carter Hall and Roosevelt are deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group, which is supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. Navy's 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 080906-N-1082Z-295 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 6, 2008) by MC2 Jason R. Zalasky.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Carter Hall 1820k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) and and the amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD-17) transit the Atlantic Ocean. Carter Hall and San Antonio are deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group, 6 September 2008, which is supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. Navy's 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility
    US Navy photo # 080906-N-1082Z-055 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 6, 2008) by MC2 Jason R. Zalasky.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Carter Hall 2310k The guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) and USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) transit the Atlantic Ocean. Carter Hall and Vella Gulf are deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group, 6 September 2008, which is supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. Navy's 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 080906-N-1082Z-266 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 6, 2008) by MC2 Jason R. Zalasky.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Carter Hall 2603k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) transits the Suez Canal, 23 September 2008. Carter Hall is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 080923-N-4236E-299 SUEZ CANAL, Egypt (Sept. 23, 2008) by MCSN Chad R. Erdmann.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Carter Hall 422k The guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG-61), USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) transit the Suez Canal, 23 September 2008. Ramage, Carter Hall and Roosevelt are deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 080923-N-4236E-269 SUEZ CANAL, Egypt (Sept. 23, 2008) by MCSN Chad R. Erdmann.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Carter Hall 3134k A rigid-hull inflatable boat from USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) approaches the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7). Carter Hall and Iwo Jima are deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 090114-N-5681S-045 PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 14, 2009) by MC2 Michael Starkey.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Carter Hall 2257k Seaman Shawn Fritz, from Ashtabula, Ohio, mans the helm of USS Carter Hall (LSD-50). Carter Hall is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 090117-N-9134V-030 PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 17, 2009) by MC2 Flordeliz Valerio.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Carter Hall 1807k LTjg. John Horwath, from Berwyn, Ill., plots a course on a navigation chart aboard USS Carter Hall (LSD-50). Carter Hall is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 090117-N-9134V-026 PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 17, 2009) by MC2 Flordeliz Valerio.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Carter Hall 625k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) transits the Suez Canal. Carter Hall is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 090227-N-1082Z-006 SUEZ CANAL (Feb. 27, 2009) by MC2 Jason R. Zalasky.    		 Lee Wahler
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