History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Tulare |
Namesake | Tulare County, California |
Builder | Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corp., San Francisco |
Laid down | 16 February 1953 |
Launched | 22 December 1953 |
Acquired | 10 January 1956 |
Commissioned | 12 January 1956 |
Decommissioned | 31 March 1986 |
Stricken | 31 August 1992 |
Honors and awards | 11 battle stars, Navy Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Vietnam) |
Fate | Sold for Scrapping 23 November 2011 to International Shipbreaking, Brownsville, Tx |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tulare-class attack cargo ship |
Displacement | 9,190 long tons (9,337 t) light |
Length | 564 ft (172 m) |
Beam | 76 ft (23 m) |
Draft | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Propulsion | Geared turbine, single propeller |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 435 |
Armament | • 6 × twin 3"/50 caliber guns |
USS Tulare (AKA-112/LKA-112) (/tʊˈlɛəri/ ) was a Tulare-class attack cargo ship in service with the United States Navy from 1956 to 1986. She was sold for scrap in 2011.