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  2. Category : Destroyer tenders of the United States Navy

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    Pages in category "Destroyer tenders of the United States Navy" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... USS Bridgeport (AD-10) C. USS Cascade; L.

  3. Destroyer tender - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Category:Destroyer tenders of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Destroyer tenders of the United States Navy (9 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Destroyer tenders of the United States" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.

  5. Category:Tenders of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    United States Navy tender is a general term for a type of U.S. Navy ship used to ... Destroyer tenders of the United States ... USS Sachem (1861) USS Sam Houston ...

  6. USS Sierra (AD-18) - Wikipedia

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    The destroyer tender rendered services to destroyers and destroyer escorts at Pearl Harbor from 13 June to 3 September 1944. With the need for fleet repair units at advance bases to support the forthcoming invasion of the Philippine Islands , Sierra proceeded to Seeadler Harbor , Manus Island , Admiralty Islands .

  7. USS Prairie (AD-15) - Wikipedia

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    USS Prairie (AD–15) was a Dixie-class destroyer tender built just before the start of 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.

  8. 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.

  9. USS Yellowstone (AD-41) - Wikipedia

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    The third USS Yellowstone (AD-41) was the lead ship of the Yellowstone class of destroyer tenders in the United States Navy. These ships are also considered as flight II of the Samuel Gompers class of tenders built in the 1960s. The other ships in the class were: Acadia (AD-42), Cape Cod (AD-43) and Shenandoah (AD-44).