The Dixie class destroyer tender was a class of five United States Navy destroyer tenders used during World War II. This class's design was based on the specifications of USS Dixie (AD-14) and constructed based on drawings for that vessel plus ongoing modifications specified for each continued vessel of the class. The basic hull and superstructure for this class was the same as the Fulton-class submarine tenders and Vulcan-class repair ships.
_underway_at_sea,_in_1962.jpg) Dixie underway, c. 1962
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders | |
| Operators |  United States Navy
 Turkish Navy |
| Preceded by | Altair-class destroyer tender |
| Succeeded by |
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| Built | 1939–1943 |
| In commission | 1940–1994 |
| Completed | 5 |
| Retired | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer tender |
| Displacement | 9,450 long tons (9,602 t) |
| Length | 530 ft 6 in (161.70 m) |
| Beam | 73 ft 3 in (22.33 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Propulsion | Geared turbine engines; twin screws, 12,000 hp (8,948 kW) |
| Speed | 19.6 knots (22.6 mph; 36.3 km/h) |
| Complement | 1,262 |
| Armament |
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| Notes | [1] |
Towards the end of World War II, a modified Dixie-class destroyer tender was planned, the New England class.[2] New England was laid down on 1 October 1944 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Inc., at Tampa, but the ship's construction was cancelled on 12 August 1945.[3]
Ships edit
| Ship name | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm. | Decomm. | Fate |
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| Dixie | AD-14 | New York Shipbuilding | 17 March 1938 | 27 May 1939 | 25 April 1940 | 15 June 1982 | Sold for scrap, 17 February 1983 |
| Prairie | AD-15 | 7 December 1938 | 9 December 1939 | 5 August 1940 | 26 March 1993 | Sold for scrap, 2 April 1993 | |
| Piedmont | AD-17 | Tampa Shipbuilding Company | 1 December 1941 | 7 December 1942 | 5 January 1944 | 30 September 1982 | Leased to Turkish Navy 18 October 1982 and later transferred to the Turkish Navy on 17 August 1987 and named "TCG Derya";
Scrapped in 1995 |
| Sierra | AD-18 | 31 December 1941 | 23 February 1943 | 20 March 1944 | 15 October 1993 | Sold for scrap, 25 August 1995 | |
| Yosemite | AD-19 | 19 January 1942 | 16 May 1943 | 26 March 1944 | 27 January 1994 | Sunk as target, 18 November 2003 |
References edit
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
External links edit
Notes edit
- ^ Silverstone, Paul H. (1968). U.S. Warships of World War II. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company. p. 283.
- ^ Stefan Terzibaschitsch: 70 Jahre Flottenhilfsschiffe der U.S. Navy. Leonberg, Germany, p. 23 and p. 144
- ^ "Destroyer Tender Photo Index (AD)".