Destroyer Tenders (AD)
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Most recent
update: March 29, 2015.
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Many auxiliaries were created
by converting existing ships; others were built new but starting with an
existing design; the balance were both designed and built for their purpose.
In this table, the grey cells identify the second and third categories - the
ships that were purpose-built. There are some gaps in the data,
particularly for the conversions: if anyone has any corrections or additions
to offer, please send them to me at timcolton@aol.com
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| Type |
# |
Original Name |
Built by |
Hull # |
Ship Type or US Govt. Design |
US Govt. # |
Built |
Converted by |
Name After Conversion |
LDT |
LOA |
Delivered as an AD |
Disposition |
| AD |
1 |
El Rio |
Newport News SB |
5 |
Cargo Liner |
|
1893 |
|
Dixie |
6,114 |
405 |
1909 |
Aux. cruiser Dixie 1898-1909, scrapped 1922 |
| AD |
2 |
Melville |
New York Ship |
149 |
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7,700 |
417 |
3-Dec-15 |
Scrapped 1948 |
| AD |
3 |
Dobbin |
Philadelphia NSY |
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8,325 |
484 |
22-Jul-24 |
Scrapped 1950 |
| AD |
4 |
Whitney |
Boston NSY |
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8,325 |
484 |
2-Sep-24 |
Scrapped 1948 |
| AD |
5 |
El Sol |
Cramp SB |
267 |
Cargo Liner |
|
1890 |
|
Prairie |
6,620 |
405 |
1917 |
Aux. cruiser Prairie 1890-1917, scrapped 1923 |
| AD |
6 |
Austin/Venezuela |
Cramp SB |
263 |
Cargo Liner |
|
1889 |
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Panther |
4,260 |
324 |
1917 |
Aux. cruiser Panther 1889-1917, scrapped 1923 |
| AD |
7 |
Elizabeth Holland |
S. P. Austin & Sons (U.K.) |
|
Cargo Liner |
|
1898 |
|
Leonidas |
4,260 |
264 |
1917 |
Aux. cruiser Leonidas 1898-1917, scrapped 1922 |
| AD |
8 |
El Cid/Nicheroy |
Newport News SB |
6 |
Cargo Liner |
|
1892 |
Philadelphia NSY |
Buffalo |
6,530 |
406 |
1917 |
Aux. cruiser Buffalo 1898-1917, scrapped 1922 |
| AD |
9 |
Santa Catalina |
Cramp SB |
401 |
Cargo Liner |
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1913 |
|
Black Hawk |
5,690 |
420 |
1917 |
Scrapped 1948 |
| AD |
10 |
Breslau |
Bremer Vulkan (Germany) |
|
Cargo Liner |
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1901 |
|
Bridgeport |
7,175 |
447 |
1918 |
AR 2 1917-1918, scrapped 1947 |
| AD |
11 |
Edisto |
Skinner & Eddy |
51 |
Cargo Liner |
1738 |
1919 |
|
Altair |
10,400 |
424 |
1921 |
Scrapped 1947 |
| AD |
12 |
Edgewood |
Skinner & Eddy |
49 |
Cargo Liner |
1737 |
1919 |
|
Denebola |
10,400 |
424 |
1921 |
Scrapped 1950 |
| AD |
13 |
Edgecombe |
Skinner & Eddy |
41 |
Cargo Liner |
1732 |
1919 |
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Rigel |
10,400 |
424 |
1921 |
AR 11 1941, scrapped 1946 |
| AD |
14 |
Dixie |
New York Ship |
417 |
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|
530 |
25-Apr-40 |
Scrapped 1983 |
| AD |
15 |
Prairie |
New York Ship |
419 |
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|
530 |
8-May-40 |
Scrapped 1993 |
| AD |
16 |
Cascade |
Western Pipe |
63 |
C3-S-A2 |
MC 172 |
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9,260 |
492 |
12-Mar-43 |
Scrapped 1975 |
| AD |
17 |
Piedmont |
TASCO |
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|
530 |
5-Jan-44 |
To Turkey 1982 as Derya (A-576), scrapped 1995 |
| AD |
18 |
Sierra |
TASCO |
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530 |
20-Mar-44 |
Scrapped 1995 |
| AD |
19 |
Yosemite |
TASCO |
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530 |
26-Mar-44 |
Sunk as target 2003 |
| AD |
20 |
Sea Panther |
Federal Kearny |
164 |
C3 |
MC 40 |
1941 |
in Mobile AL |
Hamul |
8,560 |
492 |
7-Jan-43 |
AK 30 1941, AD 20 1943, scrapped 1976 |
| AD |
21 |
Mormacpenn |
Ingalls Pascagoula |
256 |
C3 |
MC 66 |
1941 |
in Mobile AL |
Markab |
8,560 |
492 |
27-Sep-42 |
AK 31 1941, AD 21 1941, AR 23 1960, scrapped 1976 |
| AD |
22 |
Klondike |
Todd LA |
64 |
C3 |
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8,165 |
492 |
30-Jul-45 |
AR 22 1960, scrapped 1977 |
| AD |
23 |
Arcadia |
Todd LA |
65 |
C3 |
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8,165 |
492 |
21-Sep-45 |
Scrapped 1974 |
| AD |
24 |
Everglades |
Todd LA |
66 |
C3 |
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8,165 |
492 |
6-May-47 |
Scrapped 1991 |
| AD |
25 |
Frontier |
Todd LA |
67 |
C3 |
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8,165 |
492 |
2-Mar-46 |
Scrapped 1974 |
| AD |
26 |
Shenandoah |
Todd Tacoma |
70 |
C3 |
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8,165 |
492 |
13-Aug-45 |
Scrapped 1982 |
| AD |
27 |
Yellowstone |
Todd Seattle |
47 |
C3 |
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8,165 |
492 |
11-Jan-46 |
Scrapped 1976 |
| AD |
28 |
Grand Canyon |
Todd Tacoma |
72 |
C3 |
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8,165 |
492 |
8-May-45 |
AR 28 1971, scrapped 1980 |
| AD |
29 |
Isle Royale |
Todd Seattle |
48 |
C3 |
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8,165 |
492 |
2-Jul-46 |
Not commissioned until 1962, scrapped 1977 |
| AD |
30 |
Great Lakes |
Todd Seattle |
49 |
C3 |
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8,165 |
492 |
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Cancelled |
| AD |
31 |
Tidewater |
Charleston NSY |
|
C3 |
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8,165 |
492 |
8-Feb-46 |
To Indonesia 1971 as Dumai (A 652), scrapped 1984 |
| AD |
32 |
New England |
TASCO |
|
C3 |
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8,165 |
492 |
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Cancelled |
| AD |
33 |
Canopus |
TASCO |
|
C3 |
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8,165 |
492 |
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Cancelled |
| AD |
34 |
Dixie |
Federal Kearny |
89 |
Psgr./Cargo |
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1928 |
Beth Key Highway |
Alcor |
|
445 |
6-Nov-44 |
AG 34 1941, AR 10 1941, AD 34 1944, scrapped 1950 |
| AD |
35 |
Arrowhead |
TASCO |
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C3 |
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|
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8,165 |
492 |
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Cancelled |
| AD |
36 |
Bryce Canyon |
Charleston NSY |
|
C3 |
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8,165 |
492 |
15-Sep-50 |
Scrapped 1982 |
| AD |
37 |
Samuel Gompers |
Puget Sound NSY |
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13,458 |
643 |
30-Sep-67 |
Sunk as target 2003 |
| AD |
38 |
Puget Sound |
Puget Sound NSY |
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13,458 |
643 |
27-Apr-68 |
Scrapped 2008 |
| AD |
39 |
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Cancelled |
| AD |
40 |
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Cancelled |
| AD |
41 |
Yellowstone |
NASSCO |
411 |
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13,300 |
643 |
31-May-80 |
NDRF 2001: to be scrapped |
| AD |
42 |
Acadia |
NASSCO |
412 |
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13,300 |
643 |
6-Jun-81 |
Sunk as target 2010 |
| AD |
43 |
Cape Cod |
NASSCO |
413 |
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13,300 |
643 |
15-Feb-82 |
Scrapped 2012 |
| AD |
44 |
Shenandoah |
NASSCO |
414 |
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13,300 |
643 |
26-Jul-83 |
NDRF 2001: to be scrapped |
| AD |
45 |
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Cancelled |