Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Laid down
2 March 1976
Launched
14 January 1978
Commissioned
29 October 1979
Homeport
Apra Harbor, Guam
Motto
PARATA VOLLENSQUE (Prepare Gladly)[1]
Honours and awards
7 × Meritorious Unit Commendations
9 × Battle Effectiveness Awards
Humanitarian Service Medal
Status
in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type
Emory S. Land-class submarine tender
Tonnage
9,068 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement
13,758 long tons (13,979 t) light
22,826 long tons (23,192 t) full load
Length
649 ft (198 m)
Beam
85 ft (26 m)
Draft
26–29 ft (7.9–8.8 m)
Propulsion
2 × boilers
Steam turbine
1 shaft
20,000 shp (14,914 kW)
Speed
22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Complement
81 officers, 1,270 enlisted
Armament
2 × 40 mm AA guns
4 × 25 mm Mk 38 AA guns
USS Frank Cable (AS-40) is the second Emory S. Land-class submarine tender built by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle, Washington for the United States Navy.
The ship was christened on 14 January 1978 by Mrs. Rose A. Michaelis, wife of Admiral Frederick H. Michaelis, then Chief of Naval Material. The ship is named for Frank Cable, an electrical engineer who had worked as an electrician and trial captain for USS Holland (SS-1).
^"USS Frank Cable 1984 Command History" (PDF). Navy History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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