Casa Grande-class dock landing ship

USS Cabildo c. 1950s
Class overview
Name	Casa Grande class
Builders	Newport News Boston Navy Yard Gulf Shipbuilding Philadelphia Naval Yard
Operators	Royal Navy  United States Navy  Spanish Navy  Hellenic Navy  French Navy  Republic of China Navy
Preceded by	Ashland-class dock landing ship
Succeeded by	Thomaston-class dock landing ship
Planned	19
Completed	17
Cancelled	2
Retired	17
General characteristics
Type	Dock landing ship
Displacement	4,032 tons (light) 7,930 tons (seagoing)
Length	454 ft (138 m) at waterline 457 ft 9 in (139.52 m) oa
Beam	72 ft 2 in (22.00 m)
Draught	15 ft 10 in (4.83 m)
Propulsion	2-shaft turbines, 2 boilers 7,000 shp (LSD13-21 and 25-27) 9,000 shp (LSD22-24)
Speed	15.6 knots (18.0 mph; 28.9 km/h)
Range	7,400 nmi (13,700 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	One of the following arrangements: 3 × LCT Mark V or VI or 2 × LCT Mark III or IV or 14 × LCM Mark III or 41 × LVT or 47 × DUKWs
Capacity	1,500 tons of cargo (if not carrying boats)
Complement	17 officers and 237 men
Armament	1 × 5"/38 guns 12 × 40 mm Bofors guns (2 × 2), (2 × 4) 16 × 20mm guns

The Casa Grande class was a class of dock landing ships used by the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the Second World War. Nineteen ships were planned, but two, USS Fort Snelling and USS Point Defiance were cancelled before being completed.