USS Frank Cable (AS-40) [SEP] manufacturer
USS Frank Cable
USS "Frank Cable" (AS-40) is the second 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 .
History.
USS "Frank Cable" was designed as a submarine tender for s.
USS "Simon Lake" (AS-33)
- USS "Canopus" (AS-34)
- AS-35 cancelled
- USS "L. Y. Spear" (AS-36)
- USS "Dixon" (AS-37)
- AS-38 cancelled
- USS "Emory S. Land" (AS-39)
- USS "Frank Cable" (AS-40)
- USS "McKee" (AS-41)
Submarine Rescue Vessels (ASR).
- USS "Widgeon" (ASR-1)
- USS "Falcon" (ASR-2