USS Ashland
Displacement 6,481 t.(fl) 3,052 t.(lt)
Length 269'
Beam 63' 10"(max)
Draft 25' 9"
Speed 16 kts.
Complement 353
Armament one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
Propulsion two electric motors driven by six Westinghouse DC generators, driven by six Fairbanks-Morse, 10-cyl 2-cycle diesel engines, twin shafts, 10,000shp
Ashland was recommissioned on 27 December 1950 and completed her shakedown training at San Diego in February 1951. She sailed for the east coast in April 1951 and reported to the Maryland Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Baltimore, Md., on 2 May for additional alterations. The ship's first assignment upon leaving the yard was Operation "BlueJay," held in conjunction with the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS). From June to September 1951, she was deployed to Thule, Greenland. In September Ashland left Greenland and sailed to the Caribbean for two months of operations before returning to Norfolk in November 1951 for the remainder of the year.
The ship headed back toward the Caribbean in January 1953 for a month-long cruise. She arrived back in the Virginia capes area in February and remained there until mid-June. On 14 June 1953 Ashland commenced a trip to the North Atlantic and operated in those waters through mid-August.