USS Thomaston

History
United States
Name	USS Thomaston
Namesake	Thomaston, Maine
Awarded	28 February 1952
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Laid down	3 March 1953
Launched	9 February 1954
Commissioned	17 September 1954
Decommissioned	28 September 1984
Stricken	24 February 1992
Motto	Suaviter in Modo, Fortier in Re ("Gentle in Manner, Strong in Deeds")
Fate	Sold for Scrapping 28 July 2011 to All Star Metals, Brownsville, Tx
General characteristics
Class and type	Thomaston-class dock landing ship
Displacement	8,899 long tons (9,042 t) light 11,525 long tons (11,710 t) full load
Length	510 ft (160 m)
Beam	84 ft (26 m)
Draft	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion	2 × steam turbines, 2 shafts, 23,000 shp (17 MW)
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	21 × LCM-6 landing craft in well deck
Troops	300
Complement	304
Armament	8 × twin 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal guns when launched 6 × twin 20 mm AA guns were planned but never installed
Aircraft carried	One helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helicopter landing area usually of wood construction; no hangar

USS Thomaston (LSD-28) was the lead ship of her class of dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for Thomaston, Maine, the home of General Henry Knox, the first Secretary of War to serve under the United States Constitution.

Thomaston (LSD-28) was laid down on 3 March 1953 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 9 February 1954, sponsored by Mrs. Mathias B. Gardner; and commissioned on 17 September 1954.