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FULTON (AS-11) class

Country of Origin: USA

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ship list


 0 SUBMARINE TENDERS

 Name     Pendant    Launched   Commissioned    Status
 FULTON   AS-11      1940        1941         Stricken
 SPERRY   AS-12      1941        1942         Stricken
 ORION    AS-18      1942        1943         Stricken

description

These tenders were similar to the contemporary DIXIE (AD-14)-class destroyer tenders and VULCAN (AR-5)-class repair ships. The ships were modernized, but only had a limited capability to support nuclear attack submarines.

As built, the...

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