The Shenandoah-class destroyer tenders were a class of destroyer tenders built for the United States Navy that served from 1945 to 1984.
History The Shenandoah-class destroyer tenders were modified United States Maritime Commission Type C3-class ships. None of the ships saw service during World War II, and directly entered the Reserve Fleet, finally being commissioned in 1950 and in 1962. , and were cancelled in 1945. was redesignated as a repair ship in 1971. was transferred to Indonesia in 1971 and served there until 1984. Paul H. Silverstone: U.S. Warships since 1945. Ian Allan Ltd., London (UK), 1986. . p. 143.
Ships in class Ship NameHull No.BuilderLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFateDANFSNVRAD-26Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Tacoma Yard16 September 194429 March 194513 August 19451 April 1980Sold for scrap 1 March 1982AD-2716 October 194412 April 194516 January 194611 September 1974Sold for scrap, September 1975AD-2816 November 194427 April 19455 April 19461 September 1978AR-28 1971; sold for scrap, June 1980AD-29Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Seattle Yard16 December 194419 September 19459 June 196211 March 1970Sold for scrap 1 December 1977AD-3016 April 1945colspan=3 Cancelled, 7 January 1946 AD-31Charleston Navy Yard27 November 194430 June 194519 February 194620 February 1971 and 1984To Indonesia 1971, scrapped 1984.AD-33Mare Island Naval Shipyard15 March 1945colspan=3 Cancelled on 12 August 1945AD-35Puget Sound Naval Shipyard1 December 1944colspan=3 Cancelled on 11 August 1945AD-36Charleston Navy Yard7 July 19457 March 194615 September 195030 June 1981Sold for scrap 1 April 1982.
See also , , Alcor-class destroyer tender
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