The Fulton class was a class of seven United States Navy submarine tenders. The class took its name from the lead ship, , which was commissioned 27 December 1940 by Mare Island Navy Yard and sponsored by Mrs. A. T. Sutcliffe, great-granddaughter of Robert Fulton. Fulton was commissioned on 12 September 1941. The basic hull and superstructure for this class was the same as the Dixie-class destroyer tenders and Vulcan-class repair ships.

Ships in class +Ships in classShip NameHull No.BuilderLaid downLaunchedCommissioned/RecommissionedDecommissionedLinkAS-11Mare Island Navy Yard19 July 193927 December 194012 September 19413 April 1947DANFS, 10 April 195130 September 1991AS-121 February 194117 December 19411 May 194230 September 1982, AS-1523 December 194114 September 194210 April 194330 April 1948DANFS, 1 February 195330 June 1970AS-1621 December 194216 September 194324 May 194430 September 1980DANFS, AS-1712 October 194312 February 194527 October 194527 October 1971DANFS, AS-18Moore Dry Dock Company31 July 194124 June 194230 September 19433 September 1993, AS-1915 September 194112 November 194231 January 194426 September 1947DANFS, 8 July 196030 September 1992 In 1959-1960, Proteus was converted to a tender for the Polaris Fleet Ballistic Missile submarines, including the addition of a 13.4 m section amidships. All ships of this class have been decommissioned and scrapped.

See also Norwalk Class Cargo Ships

References

External links Submarine tender photo gallery index at NavSource