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AS-32 Holland

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (4) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (8) - National Defense Service Medal
Hunley Class Submarine Tender:
  • Laid down, 5 March 1962, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, MS.
  • Launched, 19 January 1963
  • Commissioned USS Holland (AS-32), 30 September 1963
  • Decommissioned, 30 September 1996
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 12 May 2000
  • Title transfer to MARAD, 12 May 2000 for disposal
  • Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 12,852 t.(lt) 17,640 t.(fl)
    Length 599'
    Beam 83'
    Draft 23' 4"
    Speed 18 kts.
    Complement 1,190
    Armament two twin 40mm gun mounts
    Propulsion diesel electric, single shaft
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    Holland 54k Holland (AS-32) underway, probably during her maiden voyage from Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, MS. to Naval Station Charleston S.C., circa October 1963.
    US Navy photo.    		 Joe Radigan, MACM USN Ret
    Holland 38k Holland (AS-32) underway, probably during her maiden voyage from Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, MS. to Naval Station Charleston S.C., circa October 1963.
    US Navy photo.    		 .
    Holland 49k Holland (AS-32) moored at Naval Station Rota, Spain with a Fleet Ballistic Missile submarine alongside, circa 1 April 1964 to 4 November 1966. Jose A. Garcia
    Holland 336k Holland (AS-32) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Jose A. Garcia
    Holland 59k Holland (AS-32) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Jose A. Garcia
    Holland 37k Holland (AS-32) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Jose A. Garcia
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    Contributed by Mike Smolinski    		 Holland
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