USS Emory S. Land
![]() USS Emory S. Land at Apra Harbor, Guam in July 2010
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Name | USS Emory S. Land |
Namesake | Emory S. Land |
Awarded | 20 November 1974 |
Builder | Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Laid down | 2 March 1976 |
Launched | 4 May 1977 |
Commissioned | 7 July 1979 |
Homeport | Apra Harbor, Guam |
Motto | Land of Opportunity |
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Status | in active service |
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Class and type | Emory S. Land-class submarine tender |
Tonnage | 9,067 LT DWT |
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Length | 649 ft (198 m) |
Beam | 85 ft (26 m) |
Draft | 26–29 ft (7.9–8.8 m) |
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Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 900 Navy/150 Military Sealift Command (MSC) |
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USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) is a United States Navy submarine tender and the lead ship of her class. She was named for Admiral Emory S. Land.
The ship provides food, electricity, water, consumables, spare parts, medical, dental, disbursing, mail, legal services, ordnance, and any parts or equipment repair that a submarine may require. To accomplish this, the ship has a physical plant similar to that of a small town, including 53 different specialized shops.
History
Following commissioning, she was originally homeported in Norfolk, Virginia at various D&S (i.e., destroyer and submarine) piers in support of the newly established Submarine Squadron Eight (SubRon8) for the new SSN-688 Class submarines (SSN-689, SSN-691, SSN-693, SSN-695, SSN-697, SSN-699). When she deployed from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard her first port of call was Oakland, California; from there she cruised to Acapulco, Mexico before arriving in port at Norfolk, Virginia. She spent time in refresher training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Upon the commissioning of Submarine Squadron 8 on 4 August 1979, she became the squadron flagship.[1]
In September 1980, Emory S. Land deployed to the
In 1988, Emory S. Land was underway and deployed for 182 days. During the deployment, the ship steamed 26,011 nautical miles (48,172 km) and circumnavigated the world. Port visits included
In 1991, with the departure of USS L. Y. Spear and the transition of USS Hunley (AS-31) to Submarine Squadron 6, USS Emory S. Land's Supply Department assumed full responsibility for Submarine Squadron 8 supply support.[3]
In July 1993, Emory S. Land served as the Commander, Submarine Group 2 flagship during a port visit to Boston, and was the host ship for a visit by the Commanding-In-Chief,
Emory S. Land returned to its homeport 30 May 2007 after a seven-day visit to the nation of Montenegro. Emory S. Land is only the third U.S. Naval ship to visit Montenegro since the United States began diplomatic relations with the country in 2006.[4]
Upon turnover and relief of USS Simon Lake (AS-33), Emory S. Land served at
The ship's commanding officer, Captain Eric Merrill, was removed from command on 21 June 2011 after the ship struck a channel buoy at Mina Salman, Bahrain earlier that same month. The ship was damaged in the collision.[6]
On 23 December 2015, it was announced that Emory S. Land would change its homeport to Naval Base Guam.[7]
In December 2023, it was announced that Emory S. Land would deploy from Guam to
Awards
Since her
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In popular culture
- The ship is featured prominently in the 2012 naval thriller, Fire of the Raging Dragon, by Don Brown.[9]
References
- ^ Emory S. Land Command History 1979
- ^ Emory S. Land Command History 1988
- ^ Emory S. Land Command History 1991
- ^ Globalsecurity.org
- ^ "COMSUBPAC announces changes of homeport". Commander Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- Military Times, 15 July 2011.
- ^ Second submarine tender to be homeported in Guam by Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs, 23 December 2015
- ^ First US submarine repairs in Australia scheduled for summer, Megan Eckstein, Defense News, 2023-12-01
- ^ Google Books reference to USS Emory S. Land in novel Fire of the Raging Dragon
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. as well as various press releases and news stories.
External links
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