Fulton-class submarine tender
Fulton (AS-11), 1984
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| Class overview | |
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| Operators: | US Navy |
| Built: | 1939 – 1945 |
| In commission: | 1941 – 1993 |
| Completed: | 7 |
| Active: | 0 |
| Scrapped: | 7 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | submarine tender |
| Displacement: | 9,250 long tons (9,400 t) |
| Length: | 530 ft 7 in (161.72 m) |
| Beam: | 73 ft 4 in (22.35 m) |
| Draft: | 22 ft 5 in (6.83 m) |
| Speed: | 15.4 kn (17.7 mph; 28.5 km/h) |
| Complement: | 1,307 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 5 in (130 mm) guns |
| Notes: | Stats from Fulton |
The Fulton class was a class of 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.
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.
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