The second USS Dixie (AD-14) was the first of her class of destroyer tenders built just before the start of World War II for the U.S. Navy. Her task was to service destroyers in, or near, battle areas and to keep them fit for duty.
USS Dixie (AD-14) in 1976
Dixie with six Allen M. Sumner class destroyers at Leyte, 1945.
Dixie off Korea, 1950.
USS Rentz (FFG-46) was a United States Navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate. She was named for George S. Rentz, a World War II Navy Chaplain, posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for actions following the loss of USS Houston in the Battle of Sunda Strait. He was the only Navy chaplain to be so honored during World War II.
USS Rentz (FFG-46), off San Diego, California, 4 April 1995.