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USS Emory S. Land (AS-39)

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Emory S. Land Class Submarine Tender:
  • Laid down, 2 March 1976, at Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, WA.
  • Launched, 4 May 1977
  • Commissioned USS Emory S. Land (AS-39), 7 July 1979
  • USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) is assigned to the US Atlantic Fleet and homeported at La Maddalena, Sardinia, until September 2007
  • USS Emory S. Land, assigned to MSC, 1 February 2008
    Specifications:
    Displacement 13,911 t.(lt) 22,978 t.(fl)
    Length 649'
    Beam 85'
    Draft 29' (max)
    Speed 21 kts.
    Armament
    two 40mm AA gun mounts
    four 20mm AA gun mounts
    Complement 1,500
    Propulsion two boilers, steam turbine, single shaft, 20,000shp
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    Emory S Land 81k USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) moored pierside at the D&S piers, Naval Station, Norfolk, VA., date unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 .
    Emory S Land 352k USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) (foreground) and USS Sirius (T-AFS-8) (background) underway, date and location unknown. TJ Tropea courtesy of CAPT. David Volonino.
    Emory S Land 94k USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) underway, 22 April 1983, location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Eufaula 287k Eufaula (YTB-800) underway at Naval Station Norfolk. USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) and the Spruance-class destroyer USS Peterson (DD-969) are moored in the background, 22 June 1985.
    DVIC photo # DN-ST-86-00438 June 22 1985, a US Navy photo by Don S. Montgomery now in the collections of the Defense Visual Information Center.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Emory S Land 287k USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) at anchor off Staten Island in New York harbor, 3 July 1986 during the Statue of Liberty Centennial celebration. Photo by ©Marc Piché Vercheres, Quebec, Canada. TJ Tropea, Courtesy Marc Piché
    Emory S Land 30k USS Emory S. Land (AS-39), pierside Naval Station Norfolk, VA., summer 1992. In the background the bow of USS Hunley (AS-31) is just visible at left, while the ship beyond USS Emory S. Land on the next pier is USS El Paso (LKA-117). Photo by Adam Robison
    Emory S Land 62k USS Emory S. Land (AS-39), in port Rijeka, Croatia, during Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group's mid-deployment maintenance period, 7 August 2001. Photo by Frank M. Egger / Lienz - Tyrol/Austria
    Emory S Land 79k USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) in port Rijeka, Croatia, during Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group's mid-deployment maintenance period, 7 August 2001. Photo by Frank M. Egger / Lienz - Tyrol/Austria
    Emory S Land 67k USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) in port Rijeka, Croatia, during Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group's mid-deployment maintenance period, 7 August 2001. USS Ponce (LPD-15) is partially obscured in the background. Photo by Frank M. Egger / Lienz - Tyrol/Austria
    Emory S Land 77k USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) in port Rijeka, Croatia, during Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group's mid-deployment maintenance period, 7 August 2001. Photo by Frank M. Egger / Lienz - Tyrol/Austria
    Emory S Land 102k USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) with the help of tugboats, is maneuvered into position alongside the command ship, USS La Salle (AGF 3), at Gaeta. Italy, 18 February 2004, in preparation for a scheduled availability period. As a repair ship, USS Emory S. Land often deploys to Gaeta, Italy on a regular basis to provide repairs for the USS La Salle.
    US Navy photo # 040218-N-4376H-013 by JO3 Jared Hill. Photo from Navy NewsStand web site.    		 Jack Treutle
    Emory S Land 648k USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) is assisted by harbor tugs Petalesharo (YTB-832) and Negwagon (YTB-834) as she departs her homeport in Italy for the final time on 29 September 2007. USS Emory S. Land left after eight years of providing mobile fleet support to submarines and surface ships in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 070929-N-2566U-001 LA MADDALENA, Italy (Sept. 29, 2007) by MC2 Jesus Uranga.    		 Lee Wahler
    Emory S Land 1943k Sailors aboard submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) man the rails as the ship departs her homeport in Italy for the final time on 29 September 2007.
    US Navy photo # 070929-N-2566U-002 LA MADDALENA, Italy (Sept. 29, 2007) by MC2 Jesus Uranga.    		 US Navy Newsstand
    Emory S Land 864k USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) moored pierside at Naval Station Puget Sound, Bremerton, WA. Note she is flying the "Don't Tread on Me" jack at half-staff. CDR. Pete Leenhouts, USN Ret.
    Emory S Land 245k USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) Welcome Aboard Pamphlet Robert M. Cieri
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