Emory S. Land-class submarine tender explained

The Emory S. Land-class submarine tender is a class of three submarine tenders in the United States Navy and Military Sealift Command. is the lead ship in the class, the others are and . McKee was the first ship in the class to be decommissioned.^[1] The Emory S. Land class is set to be replaced by two ships of the AS(X) class.^[2]

Design

The Emory S. Land-class is identical to the preceding L. Y. Spear-class. The ships were specifically designed to service nuclear-powered attack submarines. They feature 53 specialized workshops on 13 decks on board.^[3] Four submarines can be serviced simultaneously.^[4] The ships are equipped with two 40 ton bow anchors and one 20 ton stern anchor, two 60 ton cranes and two 7 ton cranes. All ships have a helicopter landing pad aft, although no hangar.

Ships in class

Italics indicate estimated dates

Ship	Hull no.	Crest	Builder	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
	AS-39		Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co.	7 July 1979	2029	Active^[5]
	AS-40			29 October 1979	2030	Active^[6]
	AS-41			15 August 1981	16 July 1999	Stricken, to be disposed of

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{Naval Vessel Register URL|AS_41_65}} Naval Vessel Register - MCKEE (AS 41)]. Naval Vessel Register. 2017-06-07.
2. Web site: Ong . Peter . 2022-12-05 . US Navy Comments on New AS(X) Submarine Tenders . 2022-12-20 . Naval News . en-US.
3. Web site: AS-39 L.Y. Spear - Navy Ships . 2022-12-22 . man.fas.org.
4. Web site: AS-39 Emory S. Land . 2022-12-22 . www.globalsecurity.org.
5. Web site: Naval Vessel Register - Emory S. Land (AS-39 .
6. Web site: Naval Vessel Register - Frank Cable (AS-40) .