Emory S. Land-class submarine tender
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) and USS Frank Cable (AS-40) moored at Guam on 2 March 2017.JPG |Ship caption=Emory S. Land and Frank Cable at Guam, in 2017 }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name= |Builders=Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington, U.S. |Operators={{navy|United States}} |Class before=L. Y. Spear-class |Class after= |Subclasses= |Cost= |Built range=1976–1979 |In service range= |In commission range=1979–present |Total ships building= |Total ships planned= |Total ships completed=3 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active=2 |Total ships laid up=1 |Total ships lost= |Total ships retired= |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship type= Submarine tender |Ship tonnage={{DWT|9,000|long}} |Ship displacement=*{{convert|13800|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} light
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The Emory S. Land-class submarine tender is a class of three submarine tenders in the United States Navy and Military Sealift Command. {{USS|Emory S. Land}} is the lead ship in the class, the others are {{USS|Frank Cable}} and {{USS|McKee|AS-41|6}}. McKee was the first ship in the class to be decommissioned.{{Cite web|url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|AS_41_65}} |title=Naval Vessel Register - MCKEE (AS 41)|website=Naval Vessel Register|access-date=2017-06-07}} The Emory S. Land class is set to be replaced by two ships of the AS(X) class.{{Cite web |last=Ong |first=Peter |date=2022-12-05 |title=US Navy Comments on New AS(X) Submarine Tenders |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/12/us-navy-comments-on-new-asx-submarine-tenders/ |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}
Design
The Emory S. Land-class is identical to the preceding L. Y. Spear-class. The ships were specifically designed to service nuclear-powered attack submarines. They feature 53 specialized workshops on 13 decks on board.{{Cite web |title=AS-39 L.Y. Spear - Navy Ships |url=https://man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/ship/as-39.htm |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=man.fas.org}} Four submarines can be serviced simultaneously.{{Cite web |title=AS-39 Emory S. Land |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/as-39.htm |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}} The ships are equipped with two 40 ton bow anchors and one 20 ton stern anchor, two 60 ton cranes and two 7 ton cranes. All ships have a helicopter landing pad aft, although no hangar.
Ships in class
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{{USS|Emory S. Land|AS-39|2}}
|AS-39 |{{Dodseal|AS-39|50}} | rowspan="3" |Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co. |7 July 1979 |
{{USS|Frank Cable|AS-40|2}}
|AS-40 |{{Dodseal|AS-40|50}} |29 October 1979 |
{{USS|McKee|AS-41|2}}
|AS-41 |50px |15 August 1981 |16 July 1999 |
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