Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender
USS Samuel Gompers | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | United States Navy |
| Preceded by | Shenandoah class |
| Succeeded by | Yellowstone class |
| Planned | 4 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Cancelled | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer tender |
| Displacement | 13,458 long tons (13,674 t) |
| Length | 645 ft (197 m) |
| Beam | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Draft | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam turbines, 1 shaft |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 1056 officers and enlisted |
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The Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tenders were a class of ships that served the United States Navy from 1967 to 1996. Their namesake was union leader Samuel Gompers.