USS Great Lakes

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

History
United States
NameUSS Great Lakes
NamesakeGreat Lakes
BuilderTodd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington
Laid down16 April 1945
FateCancelled 7 January 1946
General characteristics
TypeShenandoah-class destroyer tender
Displacement
  • 11,755 long tons (11,944 t) light
  • 16,880 long tons (17,151 t) full
Length492 ft (150 m)
Beam69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draft28 ft (8.5 m)
PropulsionSteam turbine, single propeller
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement977 officers and enlisted
Armament

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

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


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