&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:USS_Bushnell_AS-15_1947.jpg) USS Bushnell in 1947
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Namesake | David Bushnell |
| Builder | Mare Island Navy Yard |
| Launched | 14 September 1942 |
| Commissioned | 10 April 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 20 June 1970 |
| Stricken | 15 November 1980 |
| Fate | Sunk as target 1 June 1983 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fulton-class submarine tender |
| Displacement | 9,734 long tons (9,890 t) |
| Length | 530 ft 6 in (161.70 m) |
| Beam | 73 ft 4 in (22.35 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Speed | 18.5 kn (21.3 mph; 34.3 km/h) |
| Complement | 444 |
| Armament | 4 × 5 in (130 mm) guns |
USS Bushnell (AS-15) was a Fulton-class submarine tender in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1948 and from 1952 to 1970. She was finally sunk as a target ship in 1983.