USS Frank Cable (AS-40)
Frank Cable in Hong Kong, October 2006 |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Frank Cable |
| Namesake: | Frank Cable |
| Awarded: | 20 November 1974 |
| Builder: | Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington |
| Laid down: | 2 March 1976 |
| Launched: | 14 January 1978 |
| Commissioned: | 29 October 1979 |
| Homeport: | Apra Harbor, Guam |
| Motto: | The Warship that fixes Warships |
| Honours and awards: |
7 × Meritorious Unit Commendations 9 × Battle Effectiveness Awards Humanitarian Service Medal |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012 |
| Badge: | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Emory S. Land-class submarine tender |
| Tonnage: | 9,068 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Displacement: | 13,758 long tons (13,979 t) light 22,826 long tons (23,192 t) full load |
| Length: | 649 ft (198 m) |
| Beam: | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Draft: | 26–29 ft (7.9–8.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × boilers Steam turbine 1 shaft 20,000 shp (14,914 kW) |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement: | 81 officers, 1,270 enlisted |
| Armament: | • 2 × 40 mm AA guns • 4 × 25 mm AA guns |
USS Frank Cable (AS-40) is the second Emory S. Land-class submarine tender built by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle, Washington for the United States Navy.
The ship was christened on 14 January 1978 by Mrs. Rose A. Michaelis, wife of Admiral F. H. Michaelis, then Chief of Naval Material. The ship is named for Frank Cable, an electrical engineer who had worked as an electrician and trial captain for the USS Holland (SS-1).
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