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USS Cape Cod (AD-43)
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The first USS Cape Cod (AD-43) was the third in the United States Navy
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Cape Cod was laid down on 27 January 1979 at San Diego, California
, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
and launched on 2 August 1980. The destroyer tender worked for many years in active naval service. Cape Cod provided materials and mobile facilities for ships requiring service or repair, in port or at sea. Although capable of servicing any ship in the fleet, Cape Cod was specially designed to assist the s, the s and s. She also had special repair facilities to support ships with nuclear propulsion
plants.
She was commissioned on 17 April 1982 and served 13 years as a destroyer tender before being decommissioned on 29 September 1995, and stricken from the Navy list
on 7 April 1999.
As of April 30, 2009, she is berthed at the James River Reserve Fleet in Fort Eustis, VA, awaiting final disposal.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
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Cape Cod was laid down on 27 January 1979 at San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, commonly referred to as NASSCO, is a shipyard in San Diego, California and Norfolk, Virginia and a division of General Dynamics. The shipyard specializes in constructing commercial cargo ships and auxiliary vessels for the US Navy and Military Sealift...
and launched on 2 August 1980. The destroyer tender worked for many years in active naval service. Cape Cod provided materials and mobile facilities for ships requiring service or repair, in port or at sea. Although capable of servicing any ship in the fleet, Cape Cod was specially designed to assist the s, the s and s. She also had special repair facilities to support ships with nuclear propulsion
Nuclear propulsion
Nuclear propulsion includes a wide variety of propulsion methods that fulfil the promise of the Atomic Age by using some form of nuclear reaction as their primary power source.- Surface ships and submarines :...
plants.
She was commissioned on 17 April 1982 and served 13 years as a destroyer tender before being decommissioned on 29 September 1995, and stricken from the Navy list
Navy List
A Navy List or Naval Register is an official list of naval officers, their ranks and seniority, the ships which they command or to which they are appointed, etc., that is published by the government or naval authorities of a country....
on 7 April 1999.
As of April 30, 2009, she is berthed at the James River Reserve Fleet in Fort Eustis, VA, awaiting final disposal.
External links
- http://gallery.linuxguru.net/uss-cape-cod-ad43
- http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/03/0343.htm
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ad-41.htm