Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender

USS Samuel Gompers
Class overview
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	Shenandoah class
Succeeded by	Yellowstone class
Planned	4
Completed	2
Cancelled	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer tender
Displacement	13,458 long tons (13,674 t)
Length	645 ft (197 m)
Beam	85 ft (26 m)
Draft	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Propulsion	Steam turbines, 1 shaft
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	1056 officers and enlisted
Armament	Originally: 1 x 5"/38 caliber gun 2 x 20 mm cannon 4 x .50 cal (12.7 mm) caliber machine guns

The Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tenders were a class of ships that served the United States Navy from 1967 to 1996. Their namesake was union leader Samuel Gompers.