AS-36 L.Y. Spear  

Submarine tenders are the largest of the active auxiliaries. Their crews are made up mostly of technicians and repair personnel. The L.Y. Spear-class is designed and fitted to accommodate attack submarines and can service up to four submarines moored alongside simultaneously. Mr. Lawrence York Spear was President of Electric Boat Company between 1942 and 1947.

 

Specifications
Builders General Dynamics' Quincy Shipbuilding Division
Displacement Light Displacement: 14362
tons Full Displacement: 23396 tons
Dead Weight: 9034 tons
Length Overall Length: 643 ft
Waterline Length: 620 ft
Beam Extreme Beam: 85 ft
Waterline Beam: 85 ft
Draft Maximum Navigational Draft: 29 ft
Draft Limit: 29 ft
Speed 20 knots
Power Plant Two boilers, steam turbines, one shaft
Aircraft None
Armament Two 40mm guns,
four 20mm guns
Complement Officers: 87
Enlisted: 1235

Ships
Name Number Builder Homeport Ordered Commissioned Decommissioned
L .Y.Spear AS-36 Quincy Norfolk 12 May 1965 22 Feb 1970 06 Sep 1996
Dixon AS-37 Quincy San Diego 20 Apr 1966 07 Aug 1971 15 Dec 1995
  AS-38 Quincy cancelled in 1969

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