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==History== |
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The ''Klondike''-class destroyer tenders were modified [[United States Maritime Commission]] [[Type C3-class ship |
The ''Klondike''-class destroyer tenders were modified [[United States Maritime Commission]] [[Type C3-class ship]]s. All four ships were built at [[Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division|Todd Pacific Shipyards]] in [[San Pedro, Los Angeles]], [[California]]. None of the ships saw service during [[World War II]], and {{USS|Everglades|AD-24|2}} directly entered the [[United States Navy reserve fleets|Reserve Fleet]]. All ships were recommissioned during the [[Korean War]]. {{USS|Klondike|AD-22|2}} was redesignated as a repair ship in 1960.<ref>Paul H. Silverstone: ''U.S. Warships of World War II''. Ian Allan Ltd., Shepperton, Surrey (UK), 1965. {{ISBN|0-7110-0157-X}}. p. 285.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 23:23, 21 October 2024
_at_anchor_in_August_1945_(NH_107747).jpg) USS Klondike, in 1945
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| Operators |  United States Navy |
| Preceded by | Hamul class |
| Succeeded by | Shenandoah class |
| Completed | 4 |
| Retired | 4 |
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| Type | Destroyer tender |
| Displacement | 8,165 long tons (8,296 t) Light 11,755 long tons (11,944 t) full load |
| Length | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Beam | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m) |
| Propulsion | Geared turbines, 8,500 shp (6,338 kW) |
| Speed | 18.4 knots (34.1 km/h; 21.2 mph) |
| Complement | 826 |
| Armament | • 1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber gun
• 4 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 caliber guns • 4 × 40 mm AA guns • 20 × 20 mm guns |
The Klondike-class destroyer tender was a class of ships that served the United States Navy from 1945 to 1970.
History
[edit]The Klondike-class destroyer tenders were modified United States Maritime Commission Type C3-class ships. All four ships were built at Todd Pacific Shipyards in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. None of the ships saw service during World War II, and Everglades directly entered the Reserve Fleet. All ships were recommissioned during the Korean War. Klondike was redesignated as a repair ship in 1960.[1]
Ships in class
[edit]| Name | Number | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status | DANFS | NVR |
| Klondike | AD-22 | Todd, San Pedro | 12 August 1944 | 30 July 1945 | 15 December 1970 | AR-22 1960; sold for scrap 8 May 1975 | [1] | [2] |
| Arcadia | AD-23 | Todd, San Pedro | 19 November 1944 | 13 September 1945 | 1 July 1973 | Sold for scrap 1 August 1974 | [3] | [4] |
| Everglades | AD-24 | Todd, San Pedro | 28 January 1945 | 25 May 1951 | 15 August 1970 | Sold for scrap 4 September 1991 | [5] | [6] |
| Frontier | AD-25 | Todd, San Pedro | 25 March 1945 | 2 March 1946 | 28 June 1968 | Sold for scrap 1 July 1974 | [7] | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ Paul H. Silverstone: U.S. Warships of World War II. Ian Allan Ltd., Shepperton, Surrey (UK), 1965. ISBN 0-7110-0157-X. p. 285.
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