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USN Repair Ships

In order to conduct operations across the globe, the USN needs a network of repair facilities both fixed and afloat to keep its ships operational. These Repair ships or ‘Tenders’ conduct routine maintenance, repair and support to ships at anchor and can augment a ports facilities or conduct repairs at austere anchorages.

AD: Destroyer Tenders:

These ships are vital to the general maintenance of surface ships up to CG size and can service several simultaneously. The oldest of the three remaining Dixie class USS Prairie was launched before the US entered World War Two, while her sisters served during the war, although historically retired in 93-94, as with many of the combat ships these, venerable workhorses remain in service. Much more modern, the Samuel Gompers class was built in the early 60’s while the latest ships of the Yellowstone class were commissioned in the 80’s. All have received extensive upgrades and refits to enable their ability to repair modern ships.

Class	Pennant	Name	Fleet	Home Port	Task
Dixie	AD-15	USS Prairie	Pacific	Pearl Hbr	Manila
	AD-17	USS Sierra	Atlantic	Norfolk	Tied Up
	AD-19	USS Yosemite	Atlantic	Norfolk	New Orleans
Samuel Gompers	AD-37	USS Samuel Gompers	Pacific	San Diego	Naples
	AD-38	USS Puget Sound	Atlantic	Norfolk	Diego Garcia
Yellowstone	AD-41	Yellowstone	Atlantic	Norfolk	Scotland
	AD-42	Acadia	Pacific	San Diego	Bahrain
	AD-43	Cape Cod	Pacific	San Diego	Guam
	AD-44	Shenandoah	Atlantic	Norfolk	Tied up

AS: Submarine Tenders:

These ships are similar to Destroyer Tenders but their tooling and equipment is configured for maintenance and repair of submarines. The three remaining Fulton class are all veterans of World War Two and, like the Dixies, were not retired in the early 90’s. Four more classes provide support to submarines around the world, the Hunley class from the early 60’s, Simon Lake class from the mid 60’s, L.Y. Spear class from the early 70’s, and the Emory S. Land class from the late 70’s.

Class	Pennant	Name	Fleet	Home Port	Task
Fulton	AS-11	Fulton	Atlantic	Norfolk	Scotland
	AS-18	Orion	Atlantic	Norfolk	Tied Up
	AS-19	Proteus	Pacific	Bremerton	Japan
Hunley	AS-31	Hunley	Atlantic	Norfolk	Scotland
	AS-32	Holland	Atlantic	Norfolk	Rota Spain
Simon Lake	AS-33	Simon Lake	Atlantic	Norfolk	La Mddalena It
	AS-34	Canopus	Atlantic	Charleston	Tied Up
L.Y Spear	AS-36	L.Y. Spear	Atlantic	Norfolk	Tied Up
	AS-37	Dixon	Pacific	San Diego	Tied Up
Emory S. Land	AS-39	Emory S. Land	Atlantic	Norfolk	Tied Up
	AS-40	Frank Cable	Pacific	Guam	Tied Up
	AS-41	McKee	Pacific	San Diego	Tied Up

AR: Repair Ship:

The four World War Two veterans of the Vulcan class are capable of a wide range of repairs to any ship in the USN. They have been put into the ready reserve fleet and will take several weeks to bring up to active status.

Pennant	Name	Fleet	Home Port	Status
AR-5	Vulcan	Atlantic	Norfolk	Mothballed
AR-6	Ajax	Pacific	San Diego	Mothballed
AR-7	Hector	Pacific	Portland	Mothballed
AR-8	Jason	Pacific	San Diego	Mothballed

There are literally dozens of smaller support and repair ships in the USN which will not be listed here. These include the 10 ARS (Salvage and Repair) of the Bolster and Safeguard classes, six ASR (Submarine Rescue Ships) of the Chanticleer and Pigeon, the seven ATF (Ocean Going Tugs) of the Powhatan class, the five ATS (Salvage Ships) of the Edenton class, the three ARC (Cable Repair Ships) of the Neptune and Zeus class, and many more.