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USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44) is a {{sclass-|Whidbey Island|dock landing ship}} of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to be named for Gunston Hall, the Mason Neck, Virginia estate of George Mason, one of Virginia's renowned Revolutionary figures, and "Father of the Bill of Rights". Gunston Hall was laid down on 26 May 1986, at the Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA, launched on 27 June 1987, commissioned on 22 April 1989 and assigned to Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek. Gunston Hall is currently homeported at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, and assigned to Amphibious Group 2 of the Atlantic Fleet. Ship history2006It was announced on 9 October 2006 in the Halifax Herald in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada that the Canadian Navy will borrow the 186-meter amphibious assault ship for a brief period, and will pull it into CFB Halifax in early November, 2006. About 150 Canadian soldiers from CFB Valcartier, along with their light armored vehicles and G-wagons, will board the vessel and start training to storm beaches in landing craft, much like troops did in the Second World War. The U.S. military is providing mentoring and support during the operation.[1] 2008While on deployment Gunston Hall engaged and gave chase to the tanker Golden Nori which had been hijacked by Somalian pirates. After days of chasing, Golden Nori was cornered in a Somali bay where USS Whidbey Island assisted with the extraction of the hostages.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} In July 2008, Gunston Hall underwent a midlife modernization availability at Metro Machine Corp. in Norfolk, VA, which included major upgrades to the ship's control system, local area network and machinery control system, propulsion systems, HVAC, as well as replacement of the ship's boilers and evaporators with an all-electric services system. The refit extended her expected service life which could be up until 2038. She completed subsequent sea trials 21 May 2009.[2] 2010Gunston Hall was deployed in January 2010, as part of rescue efforts after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[3] On 18 January 2010, she anchored off Killick Navy Base and started relief operations.[4]In August 2010, her Commanding Officer, Commander Fred R. Wilhelm, was relieved of his command by Rear Admiral Dave Thomas, commander of Naval Surface Force Atlantic, and reassigned to administrative duties ashore after allegations surfaced of sexual harassment and simple assault among the ship's crew. Wilhelm was replaced by Captain Mark H. Scovill. The ship's executive officer, Commander Kevin Rafferty, and former Command Master Chief Wayne Owings, were given non-judicial actions over the same incident.[5] 2011In 2011 Gunston Hall participated in "Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station (A-SPS) 2011", during on a 2-month deployment to the SOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR), with stops in Belize, Colombia, Guatemala and Jamaica. Embarked with Gunston Hall was a USMC Theater Security Cooperation Task Force (TSCTF), composed of multiple Marine Corps units, and the staff element of Destroyer Squadron 40. The sailors and marines conducted subject matter expert exchanges (SMEEs) with partner nations and gave out gifts to needy children at their port visits.[6] 2015Gunston Hall experienced an onboard fire on 3 March 2015, while the ship was undergoing a maintenance availability at NASSCO/Earl Industries shipyard in Portsmouth, VA. The Portsmouth Fire Department responded and the fire was extinguished approximately 3 later. One Navy firefighter experienced a minor smoke inhalation injury, but quickly returned to duty.{{citation needed|date=October 2015|reason=No citation was provided}} 2018After completing the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) in May, Gunston Hall departed Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story on 18 June 2018 to participate in naval exercises Southern Seas 2018 and UNITAS 2018. The ship completed multiple port calls to Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, Roatán, Honduras, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Santa Marta, Colombia and Cartagena, Colombia. After a brief return to Little Creek–Fort Story in order to resupply and embark the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, she departed for Reykjavik, Iceland to participate with {{USS|New York|LPD-21|2}} and {{USS|Iwo Jima|LHD-7|2}}, to participate in Exercise Trident Juncture 2018. After a port call in Portsmouth, England, the ship returned{{where|date=January 2019}} on 4 December 2018. GalleryReferences1. ^Thechronicleherald.ca 2. ^{{cite web|title=USS Gunston Hall Completes Sea Trials|publisher=Navy News Service|date=29 May 2009|url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=45774|accessdate=30 May 2009}} 3. ^Navy.mil 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.wvec.com/home/Navy-in-Hampton-Roads-answers-call-to-duty-in-Haiti-81966792.html |title=Navy in Hampton Roads answers call to duty in Haiti |work=WVEC |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928051112/http://www.wvec.com/home/Navy-in-Hampton-Roads-answers-call-to-duty-in-Haiti-81966792.html |archivedate=28 September 2011 |df=dmy-all }} 5. ^Lessig, Hugh, "USS Gunston Hall CO Is Relieved Of Command", Newport News Daily Press, 13 August 2010. 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=58068|title=Gunston Hall Departs Mayport for Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2011|date=18 January 2011|accessdate=17 February 2018}}
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