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Emory S. Land and Frank Cable at Guam, in 2017
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Class overview | |
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Builders | Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Operators | United States Navy |
Preceded by | L. Y. Spear-class |
Built | 1976–1979 |
In commission | 1979–present |
Completed | 3 |
Active | 2 |
Laid up | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine tender |
Tonnage | 9,000 LT DWT |
Displacement |
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Length | 649 ft (198 m) |
Beam | 85 ft (26 m) |
Draft | 26–29 ft (7.9–8.8 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 1,350 |
Armament |
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The Emory S. Land-class submarine tender is a class of three submarine tenders in the United States Navy and Military Sealift Command. USS Emory S. Land is the lead ship in the class, the others are USS Frank Cable and USS McKee. McKee was the first ship in the class to be decommissioned.[1] The Emory S. Land class is set to be replaced by two ships of the AS(X) class.[2]