Klondike-class destroyer tender explained

The Klondike-class destroyer tender was a class of ships that served the United States Navy from 1945 to 1970.

History

The Klondike-class destroyer tenders were modified United States Maritime Commission Type C3-class ships. All four ships were built at Todd Pacific Shipyards in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. None of the ships saw service during World War II, and directly entered the Reserve Fleet. All ships were recommissioned during the Korean War. was redesignated as a repair ship in 1960.^[1]

Ships in class

Name	Number	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Status	DANFS	NVR
	AD-22	Todd, San Pedro	12 August 1944	30 July 1945	15 December 1970	AR-22 1960; sold for scrap 8 May 1975	https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/k/klondike.html	http://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AR_22_392.HTML
	AD-23	Todd, San Pedro	19 November 1944	13 September 1945	1 July 1973	Sold for scrap 1 August 1974	https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/arcadia-iii.html	http://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AD_23_3266.HTML
	AD-24	Todd, San Pedro	28 January 1945	25 May 1951	15 August 1970	Sold for scrap 4 September 1991	https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/e/everglades.html	http://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AD_24_5100.HTML
	AD-25	Todd, San Pedro	25 March 1945	2 March 1946	28 June 1968	Sold for scrap 1 July 1974	https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/f/frontier.html	http://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AD_25_479.HTML

Notes and References

1. Paul H. Silverstone: U.S. Warships of World War II. Ian Allan Ltd., Shepperton, Surrey (UK), 1965. . p. 285.