Shenandoah-class destroyer tender

The Shenandoah-class destroyer tenders were a class of ships built for the United States Navy that served from 1945 to 1984.

USS Tidewater (AD-31) in 1965
Class overview
Operators:  United States Navy
Preceded by: Klondike class
Succeeded by: Samuel Gompers class
Planned: 9
Completed: 6
Cancelled: 3
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

History

The Shenandoah-class destroyer tenders were modified United States Maritime Commission Type C3-class ships. None of the ships saw service during World War II, Isle Royal and Bryce Canyon directly entered the Reserve Fleet, finally being commissioned in 1950 and in 1962. Great Lakes, Canopus and Arrowhead were cancelled in 1945. Grand Canyon was redesignated as a repair ship in 1971. Tidewater was transferred to Indonesia in 1971 and served there until 1984. [1]

Ships in class
 Name   Number   Builder   Launched   Commissioned   Decommissioned   Status   DANFS   NVR 
Shenandoah AD-26 Todd, Tacoma 29 March 1945 13 August 1945 1 April 1980 Sold for scrap 1 March 1982
Yellowstone AD-27 Todd, Tacoma 12 April 1945 16 January 1946 11 September 1974 Sold for scrap, September 1975
Grand Canyon AD-28 Todd, Tacoma 27 April 1945 5 April 1946 1 September 1978 AR-28 1971; sold for scrap, June 1980
Isle Royale AD-29 Todd, Seattle 19 September 1945 9 June 1962 11 March 1970 Sold for scrap 1 December 1977
Tidewater AD-31 Charleston Navy Yard 30 June 1945 19 February 1946 20 February 1971 and 1984 To Indonesia 1971, scrapped 1984.
Bryce Canyon AD-36 Charleston Navy Yard 7 March 1946 15 September 1950 30 June 1981 Sold for scrap 1 April 1982.
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References
  1. Paul H. Silverstone: U.S. Warships since 1945. Ian Allan Ltd., London (UK), 1986. ISBN 0-7110-1598-8. p. 143.
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