Klondike-class destroyer tender
Appearance
Class overview | |
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Operators | United States Navy |
Preceded by | Hamul-class destroyer tender |
Succeeded by | Shenandoah-class destroyer tender |
Completed | 4 |
Retired | 4 |
General characteristics | |
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"/38 caliber gun
• 4 × 3"/23 caliber guns • 4 × 40 mm AA guns • 20 × 20 mm guns |
Klondike-class Destroyer Tender was a class of ships that served the United States Navy From 1945 to 1968.