7-640: USS Frank Cable (AS-40) is the second Emory S. Land -class submarine tender built by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle , Washington for the United States Navy . The ship was christened on 14 January 1978 by Mrs. Rose A. Michaelis, wife of Admiral Frederick H. Michaelis , then Chief of Naval Material . The ship is named for Frank Cable , an electrical engineer who had worked as an electrician and trial captain for USS Holland (SS-1) . USS Frank Cable
14-459: Is a class of three submarine tenders in the United States Navy and Military Sealift Command . USS Emory S. Land is the lead ship in the class, the others are USS Frank Cable and USS McKee . McKee was the first ship in the class to be decommissioned. The Emory S. Land class is set to be replaced by two ships of the AS(X) class. The Emory S. Land -class is identical to
21-465: The coast of Bali. On 1 December 2006, a steam line ruptured aboard USS Frank Cable . Two sailors were killed and six others injured. [REDACTED] This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register , which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain . Emory S. Land-class submarine tender The Emory S. Land -class submarine tender
28-477: The preceding L. Y. Spear -class. The ships were specifically designed to service nuclear-powered attack submarines. They feature 53 specialized workshops on 13 decks on board. Four submarines can be serviced simultaneously. The ships are equipped with two 40 ton bow anchors and one 20 ton stern anchor, two 60 ton cranes and two 7 ton cranes. All ships have a helicopter landing pad aft, although no hangar. Italics indicate estimated dates This article about
35-522: The ship was heavily involved with the rescue and recovery efforts following the Korean Air Flight 801 crash on Guam , and also in the recovery and clean-up efforts following Typhoon Paka . From 1980 to 2003, USS Frank Cable garnered many awards as a unit of both the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific Fleets, including seven Meritorious Unit Commendations, nine Battle Efficiency "E" awards and three Golden Anchor Awards . Frank Cable' s most recent recognition
42-480: Was a Humanitarian Service Medal for support provided in recovery efforts on Guam following Super Typhoon Pongsona in 2002. USS Frank Cable is most recently known for a sailor, MMA2 Slicer who saved a baby in 2017. USS Frank Cable held a wreath-laying ceremony after departing Jakarta on 25 July 2022 to honor the 53 Indonesian Sailors who lost their lives aboard the KRI Nanggala which sunk on 21 April 2021 off
49-797: Was designed as a submarine tender for Los Angeles -class submarines . The ship spent 1980 until 1996 as the repair ship for SUBRON 4 and 18 in Charleston, South Carolina , tending Sturgeon and Benjamin Franklin -class submarines. Frank Cable began decommissioning in 1996, but then was reactivated and refitted to replace USS Holland (AS-32) in the Western Pacific as Commander Seventh Fleet's mobile repair and support platform. Since arriving in Guam, USS Frank Cable has visited many Western Pacific ports to support U.S. military forces. In 1997,
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