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  2. List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    In the late 1930's the Navy began the construction of 22 large tenders and repair ships to a new basic design: all were nearly identical in hull form, power plant, and superstructure (but the seaplane tenders had a large hangar that the others lacked): 5 destroyer tenders (AD)s of the Dixie-class; 4 repair ships (AR)s of the Vulcan-class

  3. USS Dixie (AD-14) - Wikipedia

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    The second USS Dixie (AD-14) was the first of destroyer tenders class built for the United States Navy just before the start of the Second World War.Her objective was to assist destroyers within the vicinities of areas of engagement and to maintain them service-worthy.

  4. USS Altair (AD-11) - Wikipedia

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    Underway for San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 3 July 1942 escorted by the destroyers USS Bernadou (DD-153) and USS Cole (DD-155), Altair arrived at her destination on 6 July 1942, detaching the two destroyers and picking up another, USS Hilary P. Jones (DD-427), which escorted the tender to Trinidad, where she arrived on 11 July 1942.

  5. USS Denebola (AD-12) - Wikipedia

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    USS Denebola (AD-12) was an Altair-class destroyer tender named for Denebola, the second-brightest star in the constellation Leo.. Originally built in 1919 as SS Edgewood by Skinner and Eddy of Seattle, Washington, then transferred from the Shipping Board on 4 November 1921 and converted for naval use at Philadelphia Navy Yard.

  6. Auxiliary ship - Wikipedia

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    German Navy Berlin-class replenishment ship. An auxiliary ship is a naval ship designed to support combatant ships and other naval operations. [1] Auxiliary ships are not primary combatant vessels, though they may have some limited combat capacity, usually for purposes of self-defense.

  7. Repair ship - Wikipedia

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    USS Medusa was the first United States Navy ship built as a repair ship. A repair ship is a naval auxiliary ship designed to provide maintenance support to warships.Repair ships provide similar services to destroyer, submarine and seaplane tenders or depot ships, but may offer a broader range of repair capability including equipment and personnel for repair of more significant machinery ...

  8. List of ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy - Wikipedia

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    Type 071 amphibious transport dock (Yuzhao class) Type 054A frigate (Jiangkai II class) Type 905 replenishment ship (Fuqing class). The ship types in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) include aircraft carriers, submarines, (both nuclear and conventional), amphibious transport docks, landing ships, tank, landing ships, medium, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, missile boats ...

  9. USS Samuel Gompers - Wikipedia

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    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 during the late nineteenth century.