_underway_at_sea_on_16_March_1965_(KN-12874).jpg) USS Tidewater in 1965
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Klondike class |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Gompers class |
| Planned | 9 |
| Completed | 6 |
| Cancelled | 3 |
| Retired | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer tender |
| Displacement | 11,755 long tons (11,944 t) |
| Length | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Beam | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 1,035 |
| Armament | • 2 × 5"/38 caliber guns
• 8 × 40 mm AA guns • 22 × 20 mm AA guns |
The Shenandoah-class destroyer tenders were a class of destroyer tenders built for the United States Navy that served from 1945 to 1984.