. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "17"^^ . . . . . . "16408841"^^ . . . . . . . "1942-10-27"^^ . . . "" . . . . . . . . . . . . . "*8,000 nmi. at 15 knots\n*"@en . . . . "Sold for scrap, 24 July 1970" . . . . . . "1942-10-27"^^ . . . . "1943-08-09"^^ . . . . . . . . . "22"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "*1 \u00D7 5 in / 38 cal. DP gun;\n*2 \u00D7 40 mm quad AA guns;\n*2 \u00D7 40 mm twin AA guns;\n*16 \u00D7 20 mm AA guns"@en . "USS Belle Grove (LSD-2) was an Ashland-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of Belle Grove Plantation, the birthplace of President James Madison (1751\u20131836) in Port Conway, Virginia. Belle Grove was laid down on 27 October 1942 by the Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California; launched on 17 February 1943, sponsored by Mrs. George M. Lowry; and commissioned at Oakland on 9 August 1943."@en . . "35857"^^ . . "--07-24"^^ . . . . . "USS Belle Grove"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "23"^^ . . ""@en . . . . . . . . . "USS Belle Grove"@en . . . . . . . "1969-11-12"^^ . . . . . . "United States"@en . . . "*2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, oil-fired;\n*2 Skinner Uni-Flow reciprocating engines;\n*Twin screws"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "" . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Belle Grove Plantation, in Port Conway, Virginia"@en . . . . . . . . "1121064412"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1943-02-17"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "457"^^ . . . . . . "USS Belle Grove"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "139.5222"^^ . . . "21.9964"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "\"The Two Can Do!\""@en . "1969-11-12"^^ . "139522.2"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "USS Belle Grove (LSD-2) was an Ashland-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of Belle Grove Plantation, the birthplace of President James Madison (1751\u20131836) in Port Conway, Virginia. Belle Grove was laid down on 27 October 1942 by the Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California; launched on 17 February 1943, sponsored by Mrs. George M. Lowry; and commissioned at Oakland on 9 August 1943."@en . . . "1943-08-09"^^ . . . "*3 \u00D7 LCT \n* each w/ 5 medium tanks or\n*2 \u00D7 LCT \n* each w/ 12 medium tanks or\n*14 \u00D7 LCM \n* each w/ 1 medium tank\n* or 1,500 long tons cargo or\n*47 \u00D7 DUKW or\n*41 \u00D7 LVT or\n*Any combination of landing vehicles and landing craft up to capacity"@en . . "1969-11-12"^^ . . . . "2199.64"^^ . . . . . . . . "* 15 ft 5\u00BD in fwd,\n* 16 ft 2 in aft"@en . "4.572"^^ . . "1943-02-17"^^ . "4.9276"^^ . . . . . . . "\"The Two Can Do!\"" . "*7,930 tons ,\n*4,032 tons"@en . .