Specifications for USS Sierra
(AD-18)
USS SIERRA (AD-18)
DESTROYER TENDER
STATUS: Disposed of. Sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS)
for scrapping: 08/25/1995.
Builder: TAMPA SHIPYARDS.
Award Date: 04/10/1941.
Keel Date: 12/31/1941.
Launch Date: 02/23/1943.
Delivery Date: 03/20/1944.
Commission Date: 03/20/1944.
Decommission Date: 10/15/1993
Years from Commission to Decommission: 49.6.
Overall Length: 530 ft.
Waterline Length: 520 ft.
Extreme Beam: 73 ft.
Waterline Beam: 73 ft.
Maximum Navigational Draft: 25 ft.
Draft Limit: 26 ft.
Light Displacement: 11514 tons.
Full Displacement: 16970 tons.
Dead Weight: 5456 tons.
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 2.
Propulsion Type: Steam Turbine.
Accommodations: Officers: 37; Enlisted: 886
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SIERRA (AD 18)
DESTROYER TENDER
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UIC:
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04638 |
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AD 14 |
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Status: |
Disposed of, sold by
Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping
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Homeport: |
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| Date status changed: |
08/25/1995 |
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| Builder: |
TAMPA SHIPYARDS |
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Delivery Date: |
03/20/1944 |
| Award Date: |
04/10/1941 |
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Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal): |
51.4 years |
| Keel Date: |
12/31/1941 |
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Commission Date: |
03/20/1944 |
| Launch Date: |
02/23/1943 |
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Inactivation Date: |
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| Age (since launch)(At time of
disposal) |
52.5 years |
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Decommission Date: |
10/15/1993 |
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Years from Commission to Decommission: |
49.6 |
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Stricken Date: |
10/15/1993 |
| Accommodations: |
Officers: 37 |
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Enlisted: 886 |
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| Custodian: |
SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISES
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| No changes to this information were
reported since 01/11/2000 |
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Visits since 1/14/2009 |