Fulton-class submarine tender
Fulton (AS-11), 1984 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders |
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| Operators | US Navy |
| Built | 1939 – 1945 |
| In commission | 1941 – 1993 |
| Completed | 7 |
| Active | 0 |
| Lost | 1(as target) |
| Retired | 7 |
| Scrapped | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | submarine tender |
| Displacement | 9,250 long tons (9,400 t) |
| Length | 530 ft 7 in (161.72 m) |
| Beam | 73 ft 4 in (22.35 m) |
| Draft | 22 ft 5 in (6.83 m) |
| Speed | 15.4 kn (17.7 mph; 28.5 km/h) |
| Complement | 1,307 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 4 × 5 in (127 mm) guns |
| Notes | Stats from Fulton |
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The Fulton class was a class of seven United States Navy submarine tenders. The class took its name from the lead ship, USS Fulton (AS-11), which was commissioned 27 December 1940 by Mare Island Navy Yard and sponsored by Mrs. A. T. Sutcliffe, great-granddaughter of Robert Fulton. Fulton was commissioned on 12 September 1941. The basic hull and superstructure for this class was the same as the Dixie-class destroyer tenders and Vulcan-class repair ships.