&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:USS_Yosemite_(AD-19)_underway,_circa_in_1954.jpg) USS Yosemite (AD-19)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Yosemite |
| Namesake | Yosemite Valley |
| Builder | Tampa Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 19 January 1942 |
| Launched | 16 May 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Melville W. Powers |
| Commissioned | 26 March 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 27 January 1994 |
| Nickname(s) | The Yo-yo |
| Fate | Sunk as target, 18 November 2003 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Dixie-class destroyer tender |
| Displacement | 14,037 tons (lt), 17,176 t.(fl) |
| Length | 530 ft 6 in |
| Beam | 73 ft 4 in |
| Draft | 25 ft 6 in |
| Propulsion | Geared turbine, twin screws, 11,300 hp |
| Speed | 19.6 knots |
| Complement | 1,076 |
| Armament | 4 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose guns, 8 x single 40mm guns, 23 x 20mm guns |
USS Yosemite (AD-19) was a Dixie-class destroyer tender built during World War II for the U.S. Navy. Her task was to service destroyers in, or near, battle areas and to keep them fit for duty.
The fourth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name, Yosemite was laid down on 19 January 1942 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company at Tampa, Florida; launched on 16 May 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Melville W. Powers; and commissioned on 25 March 1944.