Submarine Tenders AS

Submarine Tenders (AS)

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, AS 1-3, 11, 12, 15-19, and 31-41 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 AS	Disposition
AS	1	Niagara/Fulton	Fore River SB	206						1,308	226	2-Dec-14	Scrapped 1934
AS	2	Bushnell	Seattle Drydock	78						4,550	350	24-Nov-15	Sumner (AG 32) 1940, AGS 5 1943, scrapped 1948
AS	3	Holland	Puget Sound NSY							8,100	513	1-Jun-26	ARC 18 1945, scrapped 1953
AS	4	Alert	John Roach & Son		Gunboat		1875		Alert	1,200	200	1912	Scrapped 1922
AS	5	Beaver	Newport News SB	126	Passenger		1910	Mare Island NSY	Beaver	4,737	380	1918	ARC 19 1945, scrapped 1952
AS	6	Kiel/Camden	Flensburger Werft (Ger)		Cargo Liner		1917	Philadelphia NSY	Camden	6,075	441	1918	Barracks ship (IX 42) 1940, sold 1946
AS	7	Norse King/Rainbow	James Laing (U.K.)		Cargo Liner		1901	Mare Island NSY	Rainbow	4,360	352	1918	Scrapped 1928
AS	8	Saxonia/Savannah	Flensburger Werft (Ger)		Cargo Liner		1899	Puget Sound NSY	Savannah	10,800	414	1917	Sold 1934, scrapped 1954
AS	9	Santa Leonora	New York Ship	198	Psgr./Cargo		1919		Canopus	6,000	374	1922	Scuttled off Bataan 1942
AS	10	Argonne	A.I.S.C.	673	Transport	AP 4	1920		Argonne	8,400	448	1924	AG 31 1940, scrapped 1950
AS	11	Fulton	Mare Island NSY							9,250	530	12-Sep-41	Scrapped 1995
AS	12	Sperry	Mare Island NSY							9,250	530	1-May-42	Scrapped 2011
AS	13	Mormacpenn	Sun SB	182	C3	MC 44	1940	Todd Brooklyn	Griffin	8,613	492	31-Jul-41	Scrapped 1973
AS	14	Mormacyork	Sun SB	183	C3	MC 45	1940	Beth Brooklyn	Pelias	8,613	492	5-Sep-41	Scrapped 1973
AS	15	Bushnell	Mare Island NSY							9,750	530	10-Apr-43	Sunk as target 1983
AS	16	Howard W. Gilmore	Mare Island NSY							9,750	530	24-May-44	Scrapped 2006
AS	17	Nereus	Mare Island NSY							9,750	530	12-Feb-45	Scrapped 2012
AS	18	Orion	Moore Dry Dock	212						9,750	530	30-Sep-43	Scrapped 2006
AS	19	Proteus	Moore Dry Dock	213						9,750	530	31-Jan-44	Barracks ship (IX 518) 1994, scrapped 2007
AS	20	Fred Morris	Federal Kearny	175	C1-B	MC 70	1940	Federal Kearny	Otus	9,225	418	19-Mar-41	ARG 20 1945, scrapped 1970
AS	21	Saint John	Newport News SB	350	Passenger		1932		Antaeus	8,350	403	17-May-41	AG 67 1943, Rescue (AH 18) 1945, scrapped 1958
AS	22	Hawaiian Merchant	Federal Kearny	187	C3-S-A2	MC 187	1942	Federal Kearny	Euryale	8,280	492	2-Dec-43	Scrapped 1972
AS	23	Aegir	Ingalls Pascagoula	400	C3-S-A2	MC 856	1943	Todd Brooklyn	Aegir	8,280	492	8-Sep-44	Scrapped 1972
AS	24	Anthedon	Ingalls Pascagoula	402	C3-S-A2	MC 858	1943	Todd Brooklyn	Anthedon	8,280	492	15-Sep-44	To Turkey 1969 as Donathan (A 583), scrapped
AS	25	Apollo	Ingalls Pascagoula	404	C3-S-A2	MC 860	1943	Atlantic Basin IW	Apollo	8,280	492	29-Sep-44	Scrapped 1974
AS	26	Clytie	Ingalls Pascagoula	405	C3-S-A2	MC 861	1943	Beth Hoboken	Clytie	8,280	492	18-Jan-45	Scrapped 1971
AS	27												Cancelled
AS	28												Cancelled
AS	29												Cancelled
AS	30												Cancelled
AS	31	Hunley	Newport News SB	550						12,850	600	16-Jun-62	Scrapped 2007
AS	32	Holland	Ingalls Pascagoula	1085						12,850	600	30-Aug-63	Scrapped 2013
AS	33	Simon Lake	Puget Sound NSY							12,850	600	7-Nov-64	Struck 2006
AS	34	Canopus	Ingalls Pascagoula	1110						14,300	645	25-Oct-65	Scrapped 2003
AS	35									14,300	645		Cancelled
AS	36	L. Y. Spear	GD Quincy	9						14,300	645	11-Feb-70	Scrapped 2010
AS	37	Dixon	GD Quincy	10						14,300	645	7-May-71	Sunk as target 2003
AS	38									14,300	645		Cancelled
AS	39	Emory S. Land	Lockheed SB	144						14,300	645	7-Jul-79	Active
AS	40	Frank Cable	Lockheed SB	145						14,300	645	5-Feb-80	Active
AS	41	McKee	Lockheed SB	146						14,300	645	27-Jul-81	Struck 2006

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