Transferred from Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia to National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River 2015, scrapped 27 February 2019
General characteristics
Class and type
Simon Lake-class submarine tender
Displacement
12,686 long tons (12,890 t)
Length
644 ft (196 m)
Beam
85 ft (26 m)
Draft
30 ft (9.1 m)
Propulsion
2 boilers, steam turbine, single shaft
Speed
20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement
1,420
Armament
4 × 25 mm Mk38 cannon
2 × 40 mm grenade launchers
2 × .50 caliber guns
USS Simon Lake (AS-33) was the lead ship of her class of submarine tenders in the United States Navy, named for Simon Lake, a pioneering designer of early submarines.
The ship was laid down on 7 January 1963 by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington; launched on 8 February 1964; sponsored by Mrs. Cecil Ford and Mrs. Herbert Diamond; and commissioned on 7 November 1964.
USSSimonLake (AS-33) was the lead ship of her class of submarine tenders in the United States Navy, named for SimonLake, a pioneering designer of early...
tenders named in his honor, the SimonLake class; USSSimonLake (AS-33) was in service between 1964 and 1999. In 1989 SimonLake was inducted into the Toms...
deemed unnecessary. The last submarine tender to be based there, the USSSimonLake (AS-33), left Holy Loch in November 1991, ahead of the base closing...
USSSimonLake, when she arrived at Kings Bay on 2 July 1979. Four days later, USS James Monroe entered Kings Bay and moored alongside SimonLake's starboard...
a US Navy shipfitter from Dexter, Missouri, US who was stationed on USSSimonLake, the submarine tender serving the Polaris fleet at Holy Loch. Ledbetter...
subsequently withdrawn. The last submarine tender to be based there, the USSSimonLake, left Holy Loch in March 1992, leading to a major and continuing downturn...
been named USS Seal for the seal, a marine mammal. USS Seal (SS-19½), the first submarine built for the Navy by SimonLake, was renamed G-1. USS Seal (SS-183)...
by SimonLake in 1912, the company was located at the east end of Seaview Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Most of the submarines completed by Lake Torpedo...
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bitter controversy with the commander of USS Niagara, Captain Jesse Elliott, over their conduct in the Battle of Lake Erie, and both were the subject of official...
deactivated. USS Proteus (AS-19)—(March 1961 – March 1963) USS Hunley (AS-31)—(March 1963 – July 1966) (January 1982 – June 1987) USSSimonLake (AS-33)—(July...
The Battle of Lake Erie, also known as the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, on Lake Erie off the shore of Ohio during the War of...
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McRaney is best known as one of the stars of the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, Promised Land and House of Cards. He most recently starred...
first submarine USS Holland launched in May 1897. The USS Holland was acquired by the Navy 11 April 1900. On 16 October 1900, the USS Holland departed...
been named for this battle: USSLake Champlain (1917), a cargo ship during WWII. Later sold USSLake Champlain (CV-39) USSLake Champlain (CG-57) History...
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