USS Arrowhead (AD-35)

USS Arrowhead (AD-35) was a planned Shenandoah-class destroyer tender of the United States Navy during World War II.[1] She was laid down at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 1 December 1944. Due to the defeat of Germany, and atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, her construction was cancelled on 11 August 1945, shortly before the war's end.[2]

For other ships with the same name, see USS Arrowhead.
This article is about the United States Navy ship. For other uses, see AD 35 (disambiguation).
USS Arrowhead (AD-35)
Arrowhead's sister ship, USS Tidewater seen in 1965.
History
United States
NameArrowhead
Namesakearrowhead
BuilderPuget Sound Navy Yard
Laid down1 December 1944
IdentificationHull number: AD-35
FateCancelled, 11 August 1945
General characteristics
Class and typeShenandoah-class destroyer tender
Displacement
  • 11,755 tons (Light)
  • 16,900 tons (Full)
Length492 ft (150 m)
Beam69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draft28 ft (8.5 m)
Installed power
  • four turbo-drive 750 kW 450 V AC
  • two diesel-drive 300 kW 120 V/240 V DC
  • single propeller, 8,500 shp (6,300 kW)
Propulsion
  • one Westinghouse geared turbine engines
  • two Foster and Wheeler D-type boilers 435 psi (3,000 kPa) at 740 °F (393 °C)
  • double Westinghouse main reduction gear
Speed18.4 knots (34.1 km/h; 21.2 mph)
Complement63 officers, 986 enlisted
Armament
  • 2 × single 5-inch/38 cal. dual purpose gun mounts
  • 4 × twin 40 mm AA gun mounts
  • 22 × single 20 mm AA gun mounts

References
  1. "USS Arrowhead (AD 35) of the US Navy - American Destroyer tender of the Shenandoah class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
  2. "NavSource Auxiliary Ship Photo Archive". www.navsource.org.


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