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Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender

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Class overview
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byTemplate:Sclass-
Succeeded byTemplate:Sclass-
Planned2
Completed2
Retired2
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer tender
Displacement13,458 long tons (13,674 t)
Length645 ft (197 m)
Beam85 ft (26 m)
Draft22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
PropulsionSteam turbines, 1 shaft
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement1056 officers and enlisted
Armament2 20 mm cannon 4 .50 caliber machine guns

The Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tenders were a class of ships that served the United States Navy from 1967 to 1996.

Ships in class