USS Emory S. Land (AS-39)
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USS Emory S. Land approaches USS La Salle while in Italy. | |
| Career | Image:Naval Jack of the United States.svg |
|---|---|
| Awarded: | 20 November 1974 |
| Laid down: | 2 March 1976 |
| Launched: | 4 May 1977 |
| Commissioned: | 7 July 1979 |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2006. |
| Homeport: | La Maddalena, Italy |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 22,978 tons full, 13,911 tons light, 9067 tons dead weight |
| Length: | 649 ft |
| Beam: | 85 ft |
| Draft: | 26-29 ft |
| Propulsion: | 2 × boilers, 1 × propeller |
| Complement: | 85 officers, 1268 enlisted |
| Armarment | 2 × 40mm AA guns, 4 × 20mm AA guns |
| Motto: | "Land of Opportunity" |
USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) is the lead ship in her class of submarine tenders in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Emory Land.
She was the first submarine tender in the United States Navy since the L.Y. Spear-class submarine tenders. Emory S. Land was designed to support the Los Angeles-class submarine. The L.Y. Spear-class was decommissioned between 1995 and 1996.
Emory S. Land is now at La Maddalena, Italy as the sole permanently assigned vessel in Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet's Submarine Group 8. She is scheduled to depart for Bremerton, Washington by October 1, 2007.<ref>Maddalena, Rumsfeld a Parisi "Andiamo via da ottobre 2007" (Italian). La Repubblica (2006-09-08). Retrieved on 2006-09-08.</ref>
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This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register as well as various press releases and news stories. <references />
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| Emory S. Land-class submarine tender |
| Emory S. Land | Frank Cable | McKee |
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