| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators: |
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| Preceded by: | Klondike class |
| Succeeded by: | Samuel Gompers class |
| Planned: | 10 |
| Completed: | 6 |
| Cancelled: | 4 |
| Retired: | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Destroyer tender |
| Displacement: | 11,755 long tons (11,944 t) |
| Length: | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Beam: | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Draft: | 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m) |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement: | 1,035 |
| Armament: |
• 2 × 5"/38 caliber guns • 8 × 40 mm AA guns • 22 × 20 mm AA guns |
• 2 × 5"/38 caliber guns • 8 × 40 mm AA guns
The Shenandoah-class destroyer tenders were a class of ships that served the United States Navy from 1945 to 1981.