USS Klondike, the Glossary
USS Klondike (AD-22/AR-22) was a destroyer tender in service the United States Navy from 1945 to 1970.[1]
Table of Contents
26 relations: Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun, California, Destroyer tender, Flagship, Greece, Iwakuni, Klondike Gold Rush, Klondike River, Long Beach, California, Navy Directory, Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, Pacific Ocean, Pearl Harbor, San Pedro, Los Angeles, Sasebo, Service Squadron, Service star, Subic Bay, Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, Type C3-class ship, Vietnam War, West Coast of the United States, Yokosuka, Yukon, 3-inch/23-caliber gun, 5-inch/38-caliber gun.
- Destroyer tenders of the United States
- Klondike-class destroyer tenders
- Repair ships of the United States Navy
Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun
--> The Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 (often referred to simply as the "Bofors 40 mm gun", the "Bofors gun" and the like, see name) is an anti-aircraft autocannon, designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
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Destroyer tender
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.
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Flagship
A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, characteristically a flag officer entitled by custom to fly a distinguishing flag.
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.
Iwakuni
Kintai Bridge Iwakuni city center is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon, in north-western Canada, between 1896 and 1899.
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Klondike River
The Klondike River (Hän: Tr'ondëk) is a tributary of the Yukon River in Canada that gave its name to the Klondike Gold Rush and the Klondike region of the Yukon Territory.
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Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States.
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Navy Directory
A Navy Directory, formerly the Navy List or Naval Register is an official list of naval officers, their ranks and seniority, the ships which they command or to which they are appointed, etc., that is published by the government or naval authorities of a country.
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Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
The Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons based on an original German Becker Type M2 20 mm cannon design that appeared very early in World War I. It was widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others, with various models employed by both Allied and Axis forces during World War II.
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Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu.
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San Pedro, Los Angeles
San Pedro (Spanish: "St. Peter") is a neighborhood located within the South Bay and Harbor region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Sasebo
is a core city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
Service Squadron
A Service Squadron (ServRon) was a United States Navy squadron that supported fleet combat ships and US Navy Auxiliary ships. USS Klondike and Service Squadron are World War II auxiliary ships of the United States.
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Service star
A service star is a miniature bronze or silver five-pointed star in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the eight uniformed services of the United States on medals and ribbons to denote an additional award or service period.
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Subic Bay
Subic Bay is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, about northwest of Manila Bay.
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Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division
Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division was a shipyard in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California.
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Type C3-class ship
Type C3-class ships were the third type of cargo ship designed by the United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) in the late 1930s.
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.
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West Coast of the United States
The West Coast of the United Statesalso known as the Pacific Coast, and the Western Seaboardis the coastline along which the Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean.
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Yokosuka
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Yukon
Yukon (formerly called the Yukon Territory and referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories.
3-inch/23-caliber gun
The 3-inch/23-caliber gun (spoken "three-inch-twenty-three-caliber") was the standard anti-aircraft gun for United States destroyers through World War I and the 1920s.
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5-inch/38-caliber gun
The Mark 12 5"/38-caliber gun was a United States dual-purpose naval gun, but also installed in single-purpose mounts on a handful of ships.
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See also
Destroyer tenders of the United States
- USS Acadia
- USS Alcor (AD-34)
- USS Altair (AD-11)
- USS Arcadia (AD-23)
- USS Black Hawk (AD-9)
- USS Bridgeport (AD-10)
- USS Bryce Canyon
- USS Buffalo (1893)
- USS Cape Cod
- USS Cascade
- USS Denebola (AD-12)
- USS Dixie (1893)
- USS Dixie (AD-14)
- USS Dobbin
- USS Everglades
- USS Frontier
- USS Grand Canyon (AD-28)
- USS Hamul
- USS Isle Royale
- USS Klondike
- USS Leonidas (AD-7)
- USS Markab
- USS Melville (AD-2)
- USS Panther (1889)
- USS Piedmont
- USS Prairie (AD-15)
- USS Puget Sound (AD-38)
- USS Rigel (AD-13)
- USS Samuel Gompers
- USS Shenandoah (AD-26)
- USS Shenandoah (AD-44)
- USS Sierra (AD-18)
- USS Tidewater
- USS Whitney
- USS Yellowstone (AD-27)
- USS Yellowstone (AD-41)
- USS Yosemite (AD-19)
Klondike-class destroyer tenders
Repair ships of the United States Navy
- USS Alcor (AD-34)
- USS Bridgeport (AD-10)
- USS Electron
- USS Grand Canyon (AD-28)
- USS Klondike
- USS Markab
- USS Medusa (AR-1)
- USS Oglala
- USS Otus
- USS Panther (1889)
- USS Portunus (ARC-1)
- USS Prometheus (AR-3)
- USS Proton
- USS Rigel (AD-13)
- USS Vestal
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Klondike
Also known as USS Klondike (AD-22), USS Klondike (AR-22).