Emory S. Land-class submarine tender

The Emory S. Land-class submarine tender is a class of three submarine tenders in the United States Navy and Military Sealift Command. is the lead ship in the class, the others are and. McKee was the first ship in the class to be decommissioned. The Emory S. Land class is set to be replaced by two ships of the AS class.

Design

The Emory S. Land-class is identical to the preceding L. Y. Spear-class. The ships were specifically designed to service nuclear-powered attack submarines. They feature 53 specialized workshops on 13 decks on board. Four submarines can be serviced simultaneously. The ships are equipped with two 40 ton bow anchors and one 20 ton stern anchor, two 60 ton cranes and two 7 ton cranes. All ships have a helicopter landing pad aft, although no hangar.

Ships in class

Italics indicate estimated dates

Ship	Hull no.	Crest	Builder	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
	AS-39		Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co.	7 July 1979	2029	Active
	AS-40		Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co.	29 October 1979	2030	Active
	AS-41		Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co.	15 August 1981	16 July 1999	Arrived at Brownsville to be recycled