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A destroyer tender or destroyer depot ship is a type of depot ship: an auxiliary ship designed to provide maintenance support to a flotilla of destroyers or other small warships. The use of this class has faded from its peak in the first half of the 20th century as the roles and weaponry of small combatants have evolved (in conjunction with ...
The Dixie class destroyer tender was a class of five United States Navy destroyer tenders used during World War II.This class's design was based on the specifications of USS Dixie (AD-14) and constructed based on drawings for that vessel plus ongoing modifications specified for each continued vessel of the class.
Yellowstone-class destroyer tenders (6 P) Pages in category "Destroyer tenders of the United States Navy" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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.
USS Yosemite (AD-19) was a Dixie-class destroyer tender built during World War II for the U.S. Navy.Her task was to service destroyers in, or near, battle areas and to keep them fit for duty.
Initially both ships were commercial cargo ships of the C3 type [1] taken over by the United States Navy during World War II and converted to attack cargo ships. The ships measured 465 feet (142 m) long between perpendiculars and 492 ft 5 in (150.09 m) overall with a beam of 69 ft 8 in (21.23 m) and a draft of 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m).
USS Shenandoah (AD-26) was one of ten planned destroyer tenders built at the tail end of World War II (orders for four of the ships were cancelled due to the cessation of hostilities). The lead ship in her class, she was the third United States naval vessel named for the Shenandoah River which runs through Virginia and West Virginia .
USS Altair (AD-11) was the lead ship of a class of three United States Navy destroyer tenders. [1] She was named for Altair, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila, and was in commission from 1921 to 1946, seeing service during World War II.