Emory S. Land class submarine tender

USS Emory S. Land approaches USS La Salle while in Italy.
Class overview
Builders:	Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington
Operators:	United States Navy
Preceded by:	L. Y. Spear-class
Built:	1976–1979
In commission:	1979–
Completed:	3
Active:	2
Laid up:	1
General characteristics
Type:	Submarine tender
Tonnage:	9,000 LT tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement:	13,800 long tons (14,021 t) light 23,000 long tons (23,369 t) full load
Length:	649 ft (198 m)
Beam:	85 ft (26 m)
Draft:	26–29 ft (7.9–8.8 m)
Propulsion:	2 × boilers Steam turbine 1 shaft 20,000 shp (14,914 kW)
Speed:	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement:	1,350
Armament:	2 × 40 mm AA guns 4 × 20 mm AA guns

The Emory S. Land class submarine tender is a class of three submarine tenders in the United States Navy. USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) is the lead ship in the class, the others are USS Frank Cable (AS-40) and USS McKee (AS-41). The USS McKee (AS-41) was the first ship in the class to retire. The Emory S. Land Class may be the last submarine tenders built for the United States Navy.

See: USS Emory S. Land (history), USS Frank Cable (history), USS Mckee (history)