USS Bryce Canyon
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Bryce Canyon |
| Namesake | Bryce Canyon National Park |
| Ordered | 8 November 1944 |
| Builder | Charleston Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 7 July 1945 |
| Launched | 7 March 1946 |
| Commissioned | 15 September 1950 |
| Decommissioned | 30 June 1981 |
| Stricken | 30 June 1981 |
| Nickname(s) | BC, Building 36 |
| Honours & awards | 1 battle star (Korea) |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping 6 April 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Shenandoah-class destroyer tender |
| Displacement | 8,091 long tons (8,221 t) |
| Length | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Beam | 70 ft (21 m) |
| Draft | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 859 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 2 × 5 in (130 mm) guns |
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USS Bryce Canyon (AD-36) was a Shenandoah-class destroyer tender, the only ship to be named for the Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.
Bryce Canyon was launched 7 March 1946 by Charleston Navy Yard and sponsored by Mrs. William J. Carter, wife of Rear Admiral Carter. Little additional work was done on her until after the outbreak of the Korean War. Charleston Naval Shipyard then completed the tender and she was commissioned 15 September 1950.