USS Tidewater

USS Tidewater
USS Tidewater (AD-31) at sea on 16 March 1965
History
United States
NameUSS Tidewater
NamesakeTidewater region of Virginia
BuilderCharleston Navy Yard
Laid down27 November 1944
Launched30 June 1945
Commissioned19 February 1946
Decommissioned20 February 1971
IdentificationHull number: AD-31
FateLeased to the Indonesian Navy, 1971, and sold, 1981
Indonesia
NameKRI Dumai
NamesakeDumai City
Acquired
  • by lease, 20 February 1971
  • by purchase, 1 March 1980
Decommissioned1984
IdentificationPennant number: 652
FateScrapped 1984
General characteristics
TypeShenandoah-class destroyer tender
Displacement
  • 11,755 long tons (11,944 t) light
  • 16,800 long tons (17,070 t) full
Length492 ft (150 m)
Beam70 ft (21 m)
Draft27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
PropulsionSteam turbine, single propeller
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement1017 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Tidewater (AD-31) was a Shenandoah-class destroyer tender in service with the United States Navy from 1946 to 1971. She was transferred to the Indonesian Navy as KRI Dumai (652) and served until 1984, when she was scrapped.