USS ''Cape Cod'' (AD-43) was the third in the
United States Navy.
History
''Cape Cod'' was laid down on 27 January 1979 at
San Diego, California, by the
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company and launched on 2 August 1980. The destroyer tender worked for many years in active naval service. It assisted the s, the s and s.
''Yellowstone'' (AD-41)
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She was commissioned on 17 April 1982 and served 13 years as a destroyer tender before being decommissioned on 29 September 1995, and stricken from the Navy list on 7 April 1999. She was berthed at the James River Reserve Fleet
The James River Reserve Fleet (JRRF) is located on the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia at () near Fort Eustis. James River Reserve Fleet, a "ghost fleet,", is part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. The Reserve Fleet ships in s ...
in Fort Eustis, VA
Fort Eustis is a United States Army installation in Newport News, Virginia. In 2010, it was combined with nearby Langley Air Force Base to form Joint Base Langley–Eustis.
The post is the home to the United States Army Training and Doctrine C ...
, until she was sold for scrap in 2012.
See also
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External links
* http://gallery.linuxguru.net/uss-cape-cod-ad43
* http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/03/0343.htm
* http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ad-41.htm
References
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Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States
Yellowstone-class destroyer tenders
1980 ships
Ships built in San Diego
Tenders of the United States Navy
Destroyer tenders of the United States
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