Emory S. Land-class submarine tender

USS Emory S. Land approaches USS La Salle while in Italy.
Class overview
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 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 and Military Sealift Command. 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). McKee was the first ship in the class to retire. The Emory S. Land class may be the last submarine tenders built for the United States Navy.

Ships in class

Ship	Hull No.	Builder	Commissioned	Fate	NVR Page
Emory S. Land	AS-39	Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co.	7 July 1979	Active	AS-39
Frank Cable	AS-40		29 October 1979	Active	AS-40
McKee	AS-41		15 August 1981	Stricken, to be disposed of	AS-41