USS Dixie (AD-14)

USS Dixie (AD-14) in 1976
History
United States
Name	USS Dixie
Namesake	A collective designation for the southern states of the United States.
Builder	New York Shipbuilding
Laid down	17 March 1938
Launched	27 May 1939
Sponsored by	Mrs. A. C. Pickens
Commissioned	25 April 1940
Decommissioned	15 June 1982
Stricken	15 June 1982
Motto	Can Do
Honors and awards	5 battle stars for Korean War service
Fate	Sold for scrap, 17 February 1983
General characteristics
Class and type	Dixie-class destroyer tender
Displacement	9,450 tons
Length	530 ft 6 in (161.70 m)
Beam	73 ft 3 in (22.33 m)
Draught	24 ft 5 in (7.44 m)
Propulsion	Steam
Speed	18 kts
Complement	1262
Armament	4 x 5 in (130 mm)/38 cal

The second USS Dixie (AD-14) was the first of destroyer tenders class built for the United States Navy just before the start of the Second World War. Her objective was to assist destroyers within the vicinities of areas of engagement and to maintain them service-worthy.

Dixie was launched on 27 May 1939 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, New Jersey, sponsored by Mrs. A. C. Pickens; and commissioned on 25 April 1940.^[1]