Hamul class destroyer tender
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| Class overview | |
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| Operators: |  United States Navy |
| Preceded by: | Dixie-class destroyer tender |
| Succeeded by: | Klondike-class destroyer tender |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Retired: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Destroyer tender |
| Displacement: |
8,560 long tons (8,697 t) Light 18,900 long tons (19,203 t) full load |
| Length: | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Beam: | 73 ft (22 m) |
| Draft: | 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m) |
| Propulsion: | Geared turbine, 8,500 shp (6,338 kW), single propeller |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement: | 857 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: |
• 1 × 5"/38 caliber gun • 4 × 3"/50 caliber guns • 2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts • 8 × twin 20 mm gun mounts |
Hamul-class Destroyer Tender was a class of ships that served the United States Navy From 1941 to 1969.
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