USS FRANK CABLE (AS 40) | | SUBMARINE TENDER | | VESSEL STATUS | | Class: | AS 39 | | UIC: | 20865 | Status: | Active, in commission | | Fleet: | U.S. PACIFIC FLEET | Date Status Changed: | 10/29/1979 | | Homeport: | NAVAL BASE, GUAM | Maintenance Category: | | | Berth: | | Force: | Support Force | Builder: | Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co. | | MILESTONE DATES | Award Date: | 11/20/1974 | | Commission Date: | 10/29/1979 | Keel Date: | 03/02/1976 | | Inactivation Date: | | Launch Date: | 01/14/1978 | | Decommission Date: | | Age (since Launch) | 41.6 | | Years from Commission to Decommission: | | Delivery Date: | 09/28/1979 | | In-Service Date: | | Age (since Delivery) | 39.9 | | Out of Service Date: | | | | | Stricken Date: | | | PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS | Overall Length: | 644 ft | | Waterline Length: | 620 ft | Extreme Beam: | 85 ft | | Waterline Beam: | 85 ft | Max Navigational Draft: | 29 ft | | Draft Limit: | 29 ft | Light Displacement: | 13911 tons | | Full Displacement: | 22978 tons | Dead Weight: | 9067 tons | | Hull Material: | | Steel hull, steel superstructure. | No. of Propellers: | 1 | | No. of Waterjets: | | | Propulsion Type: | | Steam Turbine | Accommodations: | Officers: | 83 | | | Enlisted: | 1270 | | | PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS | Custodian: | | MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND | Planning Yard: | | Military Sealift Command | Nuclear Planning Yard: | | | Ships Program Manager: | COMSUBPAC/MSC | | Comments: | | Last Updated: | 03/04/2019 | | | | To learn more about current U.S. Navy ship types visit: | | |