Destroyer Tenders (AD)
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, Type #s 2-4, 14-19, 22-33 and 35-45 represent the second and third categories - the ships that were purpose-built. There are some gaps in the data, particularly for the conversions. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 2015-03-29.
| 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 | 7,700 | 417 | 3-Dec-15 | Scrapped 1948 | |||||
| AD | 3 | Dobbin | Philadelphia NSY | 8,325 | 484 | 22-Jul-24 | Scrapped 1950 | ||||||
| AD | 4 | Whitney | Boston NSY | 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 | 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 | 1913 | Black Hawk | 5,690 | 420 | 1917 | Scrapped 1948 | ||
| AD | 10 | Breslau | Bremer Vulkan (Germany) | Cargo Liner | 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 | Rigel | 10,400 | 424 | 1921 | AR 11 1941, scrapped 1946 | |
| AD | 14 | Dixie | New York Ship | 417 | 530 | 25-Apr-40 | Scrapped 1983 | ||||||
| AD | 15 | Prairie | New York Ship | 419 | 530 | 8-May-40 | Scrapped 1993 | ||||||
| AD | 16 | Cascade | Western Pipe | 63 | C3-S-A2 | MC 172 | 9,260 | 492 | 12-Mar-43 | Scrapped 1975 | |||
| AD | 17 | Piedmont | TASCO | 530 | 5-Jan-44 | To Turkey 1982 as Derya (A-576), scrapped 1995 | |||||||
| AD | 18 | Sierra | TASCO | 530 | 20-Mar-44 | Scrapped 1995 | |||||||
| AD | 19 | Yosemite | TASCO | 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 | 8,165 | 492 | 30-Jul-45 | AR 22 1960, scrapped 1977 | ||||
| AD | 23 | Arcadia | Todd LA | 65 | C3 | 8,165 | 492 | 21-Sep-45 | Scrapped 1974 | ||||
| AD | 24 | Everglades | Todd LA | 66 | C3 | 8,165 | 492 | 6-May-47 | Scrapped 1991 | ||||
| AD | 25 | Frontier | Todd LA | 67 | C3 | 8,165 | 492 | 2-Mar-46 | Scrapped 1974 | ||||
| AD | 26 | Shenandoah | Todd Tacoma | 70 | C3 | 8,165 | 492 | 13-Aug-45 | Scrapped 1982 | ||||
| AD | 27 | Yellowstone | Todd Seattle | 47 | C3 | 8,165 | 492 | 11-Jan-46 | Scrapped 1976 | ||||
| AD | 28 | Grand Canyon | Todd Tacoma | 72 | C3 | 8,165 | 492 | 8-May-45 | AR 28 1971, scrapped 1980 | ||||
| AD | 29 | Isle Royale | Todd Seattle | 48 | C3 | 8,165 | 492 | 2-Jul-46 | Not commissioned until 1962, scrapped 1977 | ||||
| AD | 30 | Great Lakes | Todd Seattle | 49 | C3 | 8,165 | 492 | Cancelled | |||||
| AD | 31 | Tidewater | Charleston NSY | C3 | 8,165 | 492 | 8-Feb-46 | To Indonesia 1971 as Dumai (A 652), scrapped 1984 | |||||
| AD | 32 | New England | TASCO | C3 | 8,165 | 492 | Cancelled | ||||||
| AD | 33 | Canopus | TASCO | C3 | 8,165 | 492 | Cancelled | ||||||
| AD | 34 | Dixie | Federal Kearny | 89 | Psgr./Cargo | 1928 | Beth Key Highway | Alcor | 445 | 6-Nov-44 | AG 34 1941, AR 10 1941, AD 34 1944, scrapped 1950 | ||
| AD | 35 | Arrowhead | TASCO | C3 | 8,165 | 492 | Cancelled | ||||||
| AD | 36 | Bryce Canyon | Charleston NSY | C3 | 8,165 | 492 | 15-Sep-50 | Scrapped 1982 | |||||
| AD | 37 | Samuel Gompers | Puget Sound NSY | 13,458 | 643 | 30-Sep-67 | Sunk as target 2003 | ||||||
| AD | 38 | Puget Sound | Puget Sound NSY | 13,458 | 643 | 27-Apr-68 | Scrapped 2008 | ||||||
| AD | 39 | Cancelled | |||||||||||
| AD | 40 | Cancelled | |||||||||||
| AD | 41 | Yellowstone | NASSCO | 411 | 13,300 | 643 | 31-May-80 | NDRF 2001: to be scrapped | |||||
| AD | 42 | Acadia | NASSCO | 412 | 13,300 | 643 | 6-Jun-81 | Sunk as target 2010 | |||||
| AD | 43 | Cape Cod | NASSCO | 413 | 13,300 | 643 | 15-Feb-82 | Scrapped 2012 | |||||
| AD | 44 | Shenandoah | NASSCO | 414 | 13,300 | 643 | 26-Jul-83 | NDRF 2001: to be scrapped | |||||
| AD | 45 | Cancelled |