_undwerway_in_1983.JPEG) USS L. Y. Spear in 1983
| |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS L. Y. Spear (AS-36) |
| Namesake | Lawrence York Spear |
| Builder | General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division |
| Laid down | 5 May 1966 |
| Launched | 7 September 1967 |
| Acquired | 11 February 1970 |
| Commissioned | 28 February 1970 |
| Decommissioned | 6 September 1996 |
| Stricken | 3 May 1999 |
| Fate | Sold to ESCO Marine, Brownsville, Texas, on 9 July 2010 for scrapping |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 22,640 tons |
| Length | 644 ft (196 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Draft | 57 ft (17 m) |
| Propulsion | steam turbine engine, 1 propeller |
| Speed | 20 knots |
| Complement | 1,338 |
| Armament | four 0.5 in (12.7 mm) mg, 4 20mm Cannon |
USS L. Y. Spear (AS-36) was the lead ship of her class of submarine tenders, in service to the United States Navy from 1970 through 1996.