Klondike-class destroyer tender

Class overview
Operators:  United States Navy
Preceded by: Hamul class
Succeeded by: Shenandoah class
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

The Klondike-class destroyer tender was a class of ships that served the United States Navy From 1945 to 1968.