Shenandoah-class destroyer tender explained

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

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, and directly entered the Reserve Fleet, finally being commissioned in 1950 and in 1962., and were cancelled in 1945. was redesignated as a repair ship in 1971. was transferred to Indonesia in 1971 and served there until 1984. [1]

Ships in class

Ship NameHull No.BuilderLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFateDANFSNVR
AD-26Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Tacoma Yard16 September 194429 March 194513 August 19451 April 1980Sold for scrap 1 March 1982https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/s/shenandoah-iii.htmlhttp://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AD_26_3311.HTML
AD-2716 October 194412 April 194516 January 194611 September 1974Sold for scrap, September 1975https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/y/yellowstone-ii.htmlhttp://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AD_27_480.HTML
AD-2816 November 194427 April 19455 April 19461 September 1978AR-28 1971; sold for scrap, June 1980https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/g/grand-canyon.htmlhttp://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AR_28_3484.HTML
AD-29Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Seattle Yard16 December 194419 September 19459 June 196211 March 1970Sold for scrap 1 December 1977https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/i/isle-royale.htmlhttp://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AD_29_739.HTML
AD-3016 April 1945Cancelled, 7 January 1946 https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/g/great-lakes.html
AD-31Charleston Navy Yard27 November 194430 June 194519 February 194620 February 1971 and 1984To Indonesia 1971, scrapped 1984.https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/t/tidewater.htmlhttp://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AD_31_3476.HTML
AD-33Mare Island Naval Shipyard15 March 1945Cancelled on 12 August 1945[2] https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/canopus.html
AD-35Puget Sound Naval Shipyard1 December 1944Cancelled on 11 August 1945[3] https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/b/bryce-canyon-i.htmlhttp://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AD_36_3446.HTML
AD-36Charleston Navy Yard7 July 19457 March 194615 September 195030 June 1981Sold for scrap 1 April 1982.https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/b/bryce-canyon-i.htmlhttp://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AD_36_3446.HTML

See also

Notes and References

  1. Paul H. Silverstone: U.S. Warships since 1945. Ian Allan Ltd., London (UK), 1986. . p. 143.
  2. Web site: USS Canopus (AD 33) of the US Navy - American Destroyer tender of the Shenandoah class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net .
  3. Web site: NavSource Auxiliary Ship Photo Archive .

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