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USS Thomaston (LSD 28)
The post-war decades marked rapid growth and innovation. In 1953, construction began on USS Thomaston (LSD 28), the lead ship in the Thomaston class. The ship was commissioned on September 17, 1954. Ingalls went on to build all eight ships in the class, including USS Spiegel Grove (LSD 32), which later became the test ship for the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC).