Emory S. Land-class submarine tender

Emory S. Land class
Emory S. Land and Frank Cable at Guam, in 2017
Class overview
BuildersLockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byL. Y. Spear-class
Built1976–1979
In commission1979–present
Completed3
Active2
Laid up1
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine tender
Tonnage9,000 LT DWT
Displacement
  • 13,800 long tons (14,021 t) light
  • 23,000 long tons (23,369 t) full load
Length649 ft (198 m)
Beam85 ft (26 m)
Draft26–29 ft (7.9–8.8 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × boilers
  • Steam turbine
  • 1 shaft
  • 20,000 shp (14,914 kW)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement1,350
Armament
  • 2 × 40 mm AA guns
  • 4 × 20 mm AA guns

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]

  1. ^ "Naval Vessel Register - MCKEE (AS 41)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. ^ Ong, Peter (5 December 2022). "US Navy Comments on New AS(X) Submarine Tenders". Naval News. Retrieved 20 December 2022.