USS Frank Cable

USS Frank Cable (AS-40)

USS Frank Cable at Hong Kong in October 2006
History
United States
Name	USS Frank Cable
Namesake	Frank Cable
Awarded	20 November 1974
Builder	Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Laid down	2 March 1976
Launched	14 January 1978
Commissioned	29 October 1979
Homeport	Apra Harbor, Guam
Motto	PARATA VOLLENSQUE (Prepare Gladly)[1]
Honours and awards	7 × Meritorious Unit Commendations 9 × Battle Effectiveness Awards Humanitarian Service Medal
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Emory S. Land-class submarine tender
Tonnage	9,068 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement	13,758 long tons (13,979 t) light 22,826 long tons (23,192 t) full load
Length	649 ft (198 m)
Beam	85 ft (26 m)
Draft	26–29 ft (7.9–8.8 m)
Propulsion	2 × boilers Steam turbine 1 shaft 20,000 shp (14,914 kW)
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Complement	81 officers, 1,270 enlisted
Armament	2 × 40 mm AA guns 4 × 25 mm Mk 38 AA guns

USS Frank Cable (AS-40) is the second Emory S. Land-class submarine tender built by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle, Washington for the United States Navy.

The ship was christened on 14 January 1978 by Mrs. Rose A. Michaelis, wife of Admiral Frederick H. Michaelis, then Chief of Naval Material. The ship is named for Frank Cable, an electrical engineer who had worked as an electrician and trial captain for USS Holland (SS-1).