USS Great Lakes

Tender of the United States Navy

History
United States
Name| USS Great Lakes
Namesake| Great Lakes
Builder| Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington
Laid down| 16 April 1945
Fate| Cancelled 7 January 1946
General characteristics
Type| Shenandoah-class destroyer tender
Displacement|

* 11,755 long tons (11,944 t) light
* 16,880 long tons (17,151 t) full

Length| 492 ft (150 m)
Beam| 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draft| 28 ft (8.5 m)
Propulsion| Steam turbine, single propeller
Speed| 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement| 977 officers and enlisted
Armament|

* 2 × single 5"/38 caliber gun mounts
* 8 × 40 mm AA guns
* 22 × 20 mm guns AA guns

USS Great Lakes (AD-30) was a planned Shenandoah-class destroyer tender of the United States Navy.

Great Lakes was laid down on 16 April 1945 at the  Todd Pacific Shipyard in Seattle. She was cancelled on 7 January 1946, when she was around 20% complete.[1]

## References

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1. ^ "Great Lakes (AD-30)". NavSource. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

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Shenandoah-class destroyer tenders

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* Shenandoah
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* Grand Canyon
* Isle Royale
* Tidewater
* Bryce Canyon

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* Great Lakes
* Canopus
* Arrowhead

Indonesian Navy|

* Dumai (ex-Tidewater)

* Preceded by: Klondike class
* Followed by: Samuel Gompers class

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