USS Dixie (AD-14)
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The second USS Dixie was the first of destroyer tenders class built for the United States Navy just before the start of the Second World War. Her objective was to assist destroyers within the viciniti
USS Dixie (AD-14) in 1976
Dixie with six Allen M. Sumner class destroyers at Leyte, 1945.
Dixie off Korea, 1950.
Destroyer tender
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A destroyer tender or destroyer depot ship is a type of depot ship: an auxiliary ship designed to provide maintenance support to a flotilla of destroyers or other small warships. The use of this class
USS Dixie (AD-14)
…The second USS Dixie (AD-14) was the first of destroyer tenders class built for the United States Navy just before the start of the Second World War. Her objective was to assist destroyers within the vicinities of…
The destroyer tender Klondike with a flotilla of Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers, Subic Bay, Philippines, November 1963