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USS DIXON was the second ship in the L. Y. SPEAR - class of submarine tenders designed and fitted to accommodate attack submarines and service up to four submarines moored alongside simultaneously. Decommissioned on December 15, 1995, and stricken from the Navy list on March 18, 1996, the DIXON was disposed of as a target on July 21, 2003, at 031° 16' 17.9" North, 073° 57' 46.2" West.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: April 20, 1966 | |
Keel laid: September 7, 1967 | ||
Launched: June 20, 1970 | ||
Commissioned: August 7, 1971 | ||
Decommissioned: December 15, 1995 | ||
Builder: General Dynamics' Quincy Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Mass. | ||
Propulsion System: two boilers, steam turbines, one shaft | ||
Propellers: one | ||
Length: 643 feet (196 meters) | ||
Beam: 85 feet (25.9 meters) | ||
Draft: 29 feet (8.8 meters) | ||
Displacement: approx. 23,300 tons | ||
Speed: 20 knots | ||
Armament: two 40mm guns, four 20mm guns | ||
Crew: 87 officers, 1,235 enlisted |
Period | Name |
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August 7, 1971 - August 17, 1973 | Captain D. S. Boyd, USN |
August 17, 1973 - May 23, 1975 | Captain B. M. Kauderer, USN |
May 23, 1975 - November 10, 1977 | Captain J. P. Keane, USN |
November 10, 1977 - August 2, 1979 | Captain D. G. Harscheid, USN |
August 2, 1979 - April 3, 1982 | Captain R. L. Wolfe, USN |
April 3, 1982 - January 26, 1985 | Captain N. A. Herberger, USN |
January 26, 1985 - February 28, 1987 | Captain T. H. Bond, USN |
February 28, 1987 - April 29, 1989 | Captain R. N. Lee, USN |
April 29, 1989 - June 15, 1991 | Captain C. J. Beers, Jr., USN |
June 15, 1991 - November 25, 1992 | Captain R. A. McCurry, USN |
November 25, 1992 - August 10, 1994 | Captain D. W. Crisp, USN |
August 10, 1994 - December 15, 1995 | Captain D. S. Boyd, USN |
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