USS Yosemite (AD-19)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Yosemite.
USS Yosemite (AD-19) was a Dixie-class destroyer tender built during World War II for the U.S. Navy. Her task was to service destroyers in, or near, battle areas and to keep them fit for duty.
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USS Yosemite (AD-19) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Yosemite |
Namesake | Yosemite Valley |
Builder | Tampa Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 19 January 1942 |
Launched | 16 May 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Melville W. Powers |
Commissioned | 26 March 1944 |
Decommissioned | 27 January 1994 |
Nickname(s) | The Yo-yo |
Fate | Sunk as target, 18 November 2003 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Dixie-class destroyer tender |
Displacement | 14,037 tons (lt), 17,176 t.(fl) |
Length | 530 ft 6 in |
Beam | 73 ft 4 in |
Draft | 25 ft 6 in |
Propulsion | Geared turbine, twin screws, 11,300 hp |
Speed | 19.6 knots |
Complement | 1,076 |
Armament | 4 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose guns, 8 x single 40mm guns, 23 x 20mm guns |
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The fourth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name, Yosemite was laid down on 19 January 1942 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company at Tampa, Florida; launched on 16 May 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Melville W. Powers; and commissioned on 25 March 1944.