| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Dock landing ship |
| Class | Ashland |
| Pennant | LSD 8 |
| Built by | Moore Dry Dock Co. (Oakland, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 28 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 7 Apr 1943 |
| Launched | 19 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 29 Jan 1944 |
| End service | Sep 1956 |
| History | Decommissioned in September 1956. |
Commands listed for USS White Marsh (LSD 8)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Captain George Hackett Eppelman, USNR | 29 Jan 1944 | 17 Aug 1945 (1) |
| 2 | John Vance Jewitt, Jr., USNR | 17 Aug 1945 | 1 Jun 1946 |
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