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Submarine Tenders - The Emory S. Land Class
The United States Navy currently employs two vessels who's primary purpose is to service and replenish the submarines of the U S Navy. These are called Submarine Tenders. The U S Navy's two ships of this type are called the U S S Emory S. Land and the U S S Frank Cable. Submarines are small compared to most oceangoing vessels, and generally do not have the ability to carry large amounts of food, fuel, torpedoes, and other supplies, nor to carry a full array of maintenance equipment and personnel. The tender carries all these, and either meets submarines at sea to replenish them or provides these services while docked at a port near the area where the submarines are operating. In some navies, the tenders were equipped with workshops for maintenance, and as floating dormitories with relief crews. With the increased size and automation of modern submarines, plus in some navies the introduction of nuclear power, tenders are no longer as necessary for fuel as they once were.
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