Altair-class destroyer tender
The Altair class destroyer tender was a class of three United States Navy destroyer tenders. These ships were built in Skinner & Eddy's Seattle shipyard as commercial cargo ships during World War I, and acquired by the Navy when the shipyard closed in 1921. All three served through World War II, and were decommissioned and scrapped shortly after the war.
USS Altair in Pearl Harbor with destroyers, 1925. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Altair class destroyer tender |
| Builders | Skinner & Eddy |
| Operators | United States Navy |
| Preceded by | USS Bridgeport (AD-10) |
| Succeeded by | Dixie-class destroyer tender |
| Completed | 3 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer tender |
| Displacement | 6,250 long tons (6,350 t) |
| Length | 423 ft 9 in (129.16 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft 0 in (16.46 m) |
| Draft | 21 ft 3 in (6.48 m) |
| Propulsion | 2,500 horsepower (1,900 kW) 1-shaft geared turbine |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (12.1 mph; 19.4 km/h) |
| Complement | 590 |
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| Notes | |
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