USS Clytie (AS-26) was an Aegir-class submarine tender in the United States Navy during World War II.

USS Clytie exiting Fremantle Harbour 1944
USS Clytie (AS-26), exiting Fremantle Harbour, Australia, September 1945.
History
United States
NameClytie
NamesakeClytie
Orderedas type (C3-S-A2) hull, MC hull 861
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Launched26 November 1943
Acquired26 February 1944
Commissioned26 February 1944 (reduced commission)
Decommissioned3 April 1944
Commissioned18 January 1945 (full commission)
Decommissioned5 October 1946
Identification
FateScrapped in 1971
General characteristics
Class and typeAegir-class submarine tender
Displacement16,500 long tons (16,800 t) (full)
Length492 ft 6 in (150.11 m)
Beam69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draft27 ft (8.2 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed18.4 kn (34.1 km/h; 21.2 mph)
Complement82 Officers 1,378 Enlisted
Armament

Construction

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Clytie was launched 26 November 1943 by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 861. Clytie was sponsored by Mrs. C. H. Leavitt; and transferred to the Navy 26 February 1944, and placed in temporary commission for passage to her conversion yard, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Hoboken, New Jersey. Clytie was placed in full commission 18 January 1945.

Service history

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Clytie sailed from New London 21 February 1945 for Brisbane, and Fremantle submarine base, Western Australia, where she tended submarines of the 7th Fleet from 4 April to 13 September. Returning to New London 17 October, Clytie remained there except for a brief overhaul at Philadelphia until placed out of commission in reserve 5 October 1946.

References

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  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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