Class overview | |
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Operators: | United States Navy |
Preceded by: | Shenandoah-class destroyer tender |
Succeeded by: | Yellowstone-class destroyer tender |
Planned: | 2 |
Completed: | 2 |
Retired: | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Destroyer tender |
Displacement: | 13,458 long tons (13,674 t) |
Length: | 645 ft (197 m) |
Beam: | 85 ft (26 m) |
Draft: | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
Propulsion: | Steam turbines, 1 shaft |
Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement: | 1056 officers and enlisted |
Armament: |
2 20 mm cannon 4 .50 caliber machine guns |
Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender was a class of ships that served the United States Navy from 1967 to 1996.
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