USS Oak Hill (LSD-7)
USS ''Oak Hill'' (LSD-7) was an of the United States Navy, named in honor of Oak Hill (James Monroe house), Oak Hill, the Virginia estate of President of the United States, President James Monroe (1758–1831). ''Oak Hill'', originally designated as a Mechanized Artillery Transport, APM-7, was laid down by the Moore Dry Dock Co., Oakland, California, 9 March 1943; ship naming and launching, launched on 25 June 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Robert E. Garrels; and ship commissioning, commissioned on 5 January 1944. World War II Following shakedown cruise, shakedown and amphibious training off southern California, ''Oak Hill'', designed to serve as a cargo and transport type amphibious ship and as a floating dry dock, ferried cargo between the west coast and Hawaii. In early May she engaged in rehearsals for Mariana Islands campaign, Operation Forager, the thrust into the Mariana Islands, Marianas, and, at the end of the month, sailed west in Task Group 52.16 (TG 52.16) ...
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