Fulton-class submarine tender

Fulton class
Fulton (AS-11), 1984
Class overview
Builders
  • Mare Island Navy Yard
  • Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, CA
OperatorsUS Navy
Built1939 – 1945
In commission1941 – 1993
Completed7
Active0
Lost1(as target)
Retired7
Scrapped6
General characteristics
Typesubmarine tender
Displacement9,250 long tons (9,400 t)
Length530 ft 7 in (161.72 m)
Beam73 ft 4 in (22.35 m)
Draft22 ft 5 in (6.83 m)
Speed15.4 kn (17.7 mph; 28.5 km/h)
Complement1,307 officers and enlisted
Armament4 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
NotesStats from Fulton

The Fulton class was a class of seven United States Navy submarine tenders. The class took its name from the lead ship, USS Fulton (AS-11), which was commissioned 27 December 1940 by Mare Island Navy Yard and sponsored by Mrs. A. T. Sutcliffe, great-granddaughter of Robert Fulton. Fulton was commissioned on 12 September 1941.[1] The basic hull and superstructure for this class was the same as the Dixie-class destroyer tenders and Vulcan-class repair ships.

Ships in class

Ships in class
Ship Name Hull No. Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned/Recommissioned Decommissioned Link
Fulton AS-11 Mare Island Navy Yard 19 July 1939 27 December 1940 12 September 1941 3 April 1947 DANFS, NVR
10 April 1951 30 September 1991
Sperry AS-12 1 February 1941 17 December 1941 1 May 1942 30 September 1982 DANFS, NVR
Bushnell AS-15 23 December 1941 14 September 1942 10 April 1943 30 April 1948 DANFS, NVR
1 February 1953 30 June 1970
Howard W. Gilmore AS-16 21 December 1942 16 September 1943 24 May 1944 30 September 1980 DANFS, NVR
Nereus AS-17 12 October 1943 12 February 1945 27 October 1945 27 October 1971 DANFS, NVR
Orion AS-18 Moore Dry Dock Company 31 July 1941 24 June 1942 30 September 1943 3 September 1993 DANFS, NVR
Proteus AS-19 15 September 1941 12 November 1942 31 January 1944 26 September 1947 DANFS, NVR
8 July 1960 30 September 1992

In 1959-1960, Proteus was converted to a tender for the Polaris Fleet Ballistic Missile submarines, including the addition of a 13.4 m section amidships. All ships of this class have been decommissioned and scrapped.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fulton IV". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.