USS Orion (AS-18)
USS Orion (AS-18), Santo Stephano, Sardinia. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Awarded | 30 December 1940 |
| Builder | Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California |
| Laid down | 31 July 1941 |
| Launched | 24 June 1942 |
| Acquired | 30 September 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 September 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 30 September 1993 |
| Fate | Dismantled by North American Ship Recycling, Baltimore, Maryland, 27 July 2006 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Fulton-class submarine tender |
| Displacement | 9,250 long tons (9,398 t) |
| Length | 530 ft 7 in (161.72 m) |
| Beam | 73 ft 4 in (22.35 m) |
| Draft | 22 ft 5 in (6.83 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, 2 screws |
| Speed | 15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph) |
| Complement | 1,307 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 4 × 5 in (130 mm) guns |
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USS Orion (AS–18) was a Fulton-class submarine tender of the United States Navy. She was laid down 31 July 1941 at the Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California; launched 24 June 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. White; and commissioned 30 September 1943.