Yellowstone-class destroyer tender

Class overview
Name	Yellowstone-class destroyer tender
Builders	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	Template:Sclass-
Succeeded by	None
Built	1977 - 1982
In commission	1980 - 1996
Completed	4
Laid up	2
Retired	1
Scrapped	1
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer tender
Displacement	20,263 tons
Length	642 ft (196 m)
Beam	85 ft (26 m)
Draft	27 ft (8.2 m)
Propulsion	Steam Turbines
Speed	20 knots
Complement	87 Officers 1508 Enlisted
Armament	6 .50 caliber machine guns, 2 20mm cannons, 2 40mm grenade launchers

The Yellowstone class is a class of four destroyer tenders built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company between 1977 and 1982.

Ships

Name	Number	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Status
Yellowstone	AD-41	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	27 January 1979	28 June 1980	31 January 1996	National Defense Reserve Fleet
Acadia	AD-42	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	28 July 1979	6 June 1981	16 December 1994	Stricken, sunk as an exercise target 2010
USS Cape Cod (AD-43)	AD-43	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	2 August 1980	17 April 1982	29 September 1995	Sold for scrap March 2012
Shenandoah	AD-44	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	6 February 1982	15 August 1983	3 September 1996	National Defense Reserve Fleet