Dixie-class destroyer tender

The Dixie class destroyer tender was a class of five United States Navy destroyer tenders used during World War II. This class's design was based on the specifications of USS Dixie (AD-14) and constructed based on drawings for that vessel plus ongoing modifications specified for each continued vessel of the class. The basic hull and superstructure for this class was the same as the Fulton-class submarine tenders and Vulcan-class repair ships.

Dixie underway, c. 1962
Class overview
Builders	New York Shipbuilding Tampa Shipbuilding
Operators	United States Navy Turkish Navy
Preceded by	Altair-class destroyer tender
Succeeded by	New England-class destroyer tender (planned) Hamul-class destroyer tender (actual)
Built	1939–1943
In commission	1940–1994
Completed	5
Retired	5
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer tender
Displacement	9,450 long tons (9,602 t)
Length	530 ft 6 in (161.70 m)
Beam	73 ft 3 in (22.33 m)
Draft	25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbine engines; twin screws, 12,000 hp (8,948 kW)
Speed	19.6 knots (22.6 mph; 36.3 km/h)
Complement	1,262
Armament	4 × 5"/38 caliber guns (4 × 1) 8 × Bofors 40 mm gun (4 × 2)
Notes	[1]

Towards the end of World War II, a modified Dixie-class destroyer tender was planned, the New England class.^[2] New England was laid down on 1 October 1944 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Inc., at Tampa, but the ship's construction was cancelled on 12 August 1945.^[3]