USS Fulton (AS-11)
USS Fulton in 1942 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Fulton |
| Namesake | Robert Fulton |
| Builder | Mare Island Navy Yard |
| Launched | 27 December 1940 |
| Commissioned | 12 September 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 3 April 1947 |
| Recommissioned | 10 April 1951 |
| Decommissioned | 30 September 1991 |
| Stricken | 20 December 1991 |
| Honors & awards |
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| Fate | Sold for scrap 17 November 1995 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Fulton-class submarine tender |
| Displacement | 9,250 long tons (9,400 t) |
| Length | 529 ft 6 in (161.39 m) |
| Beam | 73 ft 4 in (22.35 m) |
| Draft | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
| Installed power | 12,000 hp (8,900 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 kn (23 mph; 37 km/h) |
| Range | 12,000 nmi (14,000 mi; 22,000 km) at 16 kn (18 mph; 30 km/h) |
| Complement | 1,303 |
| Armament | 4 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual purpose guns |
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USS Fulton (AS-11) was the leader of her class of seven submarine tenders, launched on 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.