Allied Warships

USS Shadwell (LSD 15)

Dock landing ship of the Casa Grande class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDock landing ship
ClassCasa Grande 
PennantLSD 15 
Built byNewport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down17 Jan 1944 
Launched24 May 1944 
Commissioned24 Jul 1944 
End service9 Mar 1970 
History

Decommissioned on 9 March 1970.

 

Commands listed for USS Shadwell (LSD 15)

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1Lt.Cdr. William Kerr Brooks, USNR24 Jul 1944 (1)

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