Shenandoah-class destroyer tender

Class overview
Operators:  United States Navy
Preceded by: Klondike class
Succeeded by: Samuel Gompers class
Planned: 10
Completed: 6
Cancelled: 4
Retired: 6
General characteristics
Type: Destroyer tender
Displacement: 11,755 long tons (11,944 t)
Length: 492 ft (150 m)
Beam: 69 ft (21 m)
Draft: 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement: 1,035
Armament:

• 2 × 5"/38 caliber guns • 8 × 40 mm AA guns

• 22 × 20 mm AA guns

The Shenandoah-class destroyer tenders were a class of ships that served the United States Navy from 1945 to 1981.

Ships in class

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