Dixie-class destroyer tender
 Dixie with six Allen M. Sumner class destroyers at Leyte, 1945. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators: |
 United States Navy |
| Preceded by: | Altair-class destroyer tender |
| Succeeded by: | Hamul-class destroyer tender |
| Built: | 1939–1943 |
| In commission: | 1940–1982 |
| 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: | 4 × 5"/38 caliber guns (4 × 1) 8 × Bofors 40 mm gun (4 × 2) |
| Notes: | [1] |
The Dixie class destroyer tender was a class of United States Navy destroyer tenders used during World War II. This class' 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.
Known Ships
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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Notes
- ↑ Silverstone, Paul H. (1968). U.S. Warships of World War II. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company. p. 283.
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