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U.S.S. FRANK CABLE
(AS-40)BEEN THERE
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The USS FRANK CABLE (AS-40), an Emory S. Land-class submarine tender, was commissioned on 29 OCT 1979. FRANK CABLE was built in Seattle, Washington by Lockheed Shipbuilding and was homeported in Charleston, SC in the first increment of her career. For 16 years she tended the Charleston based attack submarines, then started decommissioning. A revised plan had FRANK CABLE continuing in service after an upgrade, at Apra Harbor, Guam. Arriving in 1997, FRANK CABLE has tended the submarine of the Pacific Fleet from her homeport and has ventured to Siapan, Pearl Harbor, Yokouska, Japan, Port Kelang, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Vladivostok, Russia and Subic Bay, Phillipines. In 2010 USS FRANK CABLE was transferred to the Military Sealift command - without the usual "T-" designation. In an arrangement used so far by just USS FRANK CABLE, USS EMORY LAND and USS MOUNT WHITNEY, she remains a commissioned US Navy vessel and with a a mixed civilian/Navy complement, under U.S. Navy command.
The USS FRANK CABLE (AS-40) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:
AS-40 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAY | 1941 | - | NOV | 1988 | Mediterranean |
MAR | 1976 | - | Keel Date: 2 MAR 1976 at Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co. Seattle WA | ||
JAN | 1978 | - | Launch Date: 14 JAN 1978 | ||
JAN | 1979 | - | JAN | 1980 | Panama Canal |
OCT | 1979 | - | Commissioned: 29 OCT 1979 | ||
DEC | 1979 | - | DEC | 1979 | Panama Canal |
FEB | 1980 | - | MAR | 1980 | Guantanamo Bay |
JAN | 1981 | - | FEB | 1981 | Caribbean |
JAN | 1988 | - | JAN | 1989 | Mediterranean |
MAY | 1988 | - | NOV | 1988 | Mediterranean |
JAN | 1991 | - | FEB | 1991 | Caribbean |
OCT | 1992 | - | NOV | 1992 | Dependents Cruise |
AUG | 1995 | - | JAN | 1996 | Dry Dock |
FEB | 1996 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 FEB 1996 - Pacific Ocean | ||
FEB | 1996 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 FEB 1996 - Pacific Ocean | ||
FEB | 1996 | - | FEB | 1996 | last ship to leave charleston |
MAR | 1996 | - | Shellback Initiation - 28 MAR 1996 - Pacific Ocean | ||
AUG | 1998 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 AUG 1998 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JAN | 2000 | - | DEC | 2005 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JAN | 2000 | - | DEC | 2005 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
FEB | 2001 | - | Shellback Initiation - 23 FEB 2001 - Pacific Ocean | ||
MAY | 2003 | - | Shellback Initiation - 13 MAY 2003 - Pacific Ocean | ||
FEB | 2011 | - | FEB | 2011 | Dry Dock |
AS-40 General Specifications
Class: Emory S. Land-class submarine tender
Named for: Frank Cable
Complement: 81 Officers and 1270 Enlisted
Displacement: 13758 tons
Length: 649 feet
Beam: 85 feet
Flank Speed: 18 knots