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Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender
The Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tenders were a class of ships that served the United States Navy from 1967 to 1996. Their namesake was union leader Samuel Gompers.
History
[edit]The Samuel Gompers-class was the first class of destroyer tenders designed by the U.S. Navy, twenty years after the preceding Shenandoah-class. The ships were specifically designed to be able to service ships with nuclear propulsion or with gas turbines. The ships were also able to service the variety of guided missiles coming into service. They also had a helicopter platform aft, although only Puget Sound was later fitted with a hangar, when she served as flagship of the United States Sixth Fleet.[1] Both ships were originally armed with a World War II-vintage 5"/38 caliber gun turret forward. The construction of two additional ships (AD-39, AD-40) was cancelled in 1969 and 1974. [2]
Ships in class
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Stefan Terzibatschitsch: Seemacht USA, Volume 2, Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg (Germany), 1997, pp. 652-655. ISBN 3-86047-576-2
- ^Paul H. Silverstone: U.S. Warships since 1945. Ian Allan Ltd., London (UK), 1986, p. 145. ISBN 0-7110-1598-8
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USS Samuel Gompers (AD 37)
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| General Characteristics: | Awarded: Oct 31, 1963 |
| Keel laid: July 9, 1964 | |
| Launched: May 14, 1966 | |
| Commissioned: July 1, 1967 | |
| Decommissioned: October 27, 1995 | |
| Builder: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. | |
| Propulsion system: Two boilers, steam turbines, one impediment, 20,000 rail horsepower | |
| Propellers: one | |
| Length: 643 rise up (196 meters) | |
| Beam: 85 platform (25.9 meters) | |
| Draft: 27 stall (8.2 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 20,500 tons congested load | |
| Speed: 20 knots | |
| Aircraft: Winging Deck only | |
| Armament: none | |
| Crew: 106 officers topmost 1,314 enlisted |
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USS Samuel Gompers
Tender of the United States Navy
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS Samuel Gompers |
| Operator | U.S. Navy |
| Awarded | 31 October 1963 |
| Builder | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington |
| Laid down | 7 September 1964 |
| Launched | 14 May 1966 |
| Acquired | 30 September 1967 |
| Commissioned | 1 July 1967 |
| Decommissioned | 27 October 1995 |
| Stricken | 7 April 1999 |
| Homeport | Alameda, California |
| Motto | Service Supreme |
| Nickname(s) | FAT Sam, Sammy G |
| Fate | Sunk as target, 22 July 2003 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Samuel Gompers-classdestroyer tender |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 645 ft (197 m) |
| Beam | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Draft | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam turbines, 1 shaft |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 1056 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 2 20 mm cannon 4 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns |
USS Samuel Gompers (AD-37) was a destroyer tender, the first of her class, and designed to be a floating repair shop for ships of the U.S. Navy either in port or at sea. The vessel was named for Samuel Gompers, a distinguished American labor leader du