Klondike-class destroyer tender
USS Klondike, in 1945 | |
| 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 in (127 mm)/38 caliber gun
• 4 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 caliber guns • 4 × 40 mm AA guns • 20 × 20 mm guns |
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The Klondike-class destroyer tender was a class of ships that served the United States Navy from 1945 to 1970.