USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5)

History
United States
Name	USS Gunston Hall
Namesake	Gunston Hall
Builder	Moore Dry Dock Company
Launched	1 May 1943
Commissioned	10 November 1943
Decommissioned	7 July 1947
Recommissioned	5 March 1949
Decommissioned	May 1970
Stricken	May 1970
Fate	Sold to Argentina, 1970
Argentina
Name	ARA Cándido de Lasala (Q-43)
Decommissioned	1981
Fate	Sold for scrap
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	23 officers, 267 men
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 Gunston Hall (LSD-5) was an Ashland-class dock landing ship in the United States Navy, named in honor of Gunston Hall, the estate of George Mason (1725–1792), one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Originally designated APM-5, Gunston Hall was launched 1 May 1943 by the Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California, sponsored by Mrs. Harvey S. Haislip; and commissioned 10 November 1943.

Gunston Hall earned nine battle stars for World War II service and another nine battle stars during the Korean War. Sold to Argentina in 1970 and renamed ARA Cándido de Lasala (Q-43). Served in Argentine Navy. In 1981 she was decommissioned and struck.