Emory S. Land-class submarine tender
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.jpg) USS Emory S. Land approaches USS La Salle while in Italy. |
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington |
| Operators: |  United States Navy |
| Preceded by: | L. Y. Spear-class |
| Built: | 1976–1979 |
| In commission: | 1979– |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Active: | 2 |
| Laid up: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine tender |
| Tonnage: | 9,000 LT tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Displacement: | 13,800 long tons (14,021 t) light 23,000 long tons (23,369 t) full load |
| Length: | 649 ft (198 m) |
| Beam: | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Draft: | 26–29 ft (7.9–8.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × boilers Steam turbine 1 shaft 20,000 shp (14,914 kW) |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement: | 1,350 |
| Armament: | • 2 × 40 mm AA guns • 4 × 20 mm AA guns |
The Emory S. Land class submarine tender is a class of three submarine tenders in the United States Navy. USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) is the lead ship in the class, the others are USS Frank Cable (AS-40) and USS McKee (AS-41).
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