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{{Short description|American naval vessel (1962–1996)}}
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| Ship image               = USS Hunley (AS-31) off Agana Bay, Guam, on 1 August 1980 (6451565).jpg
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name                     = ''Hunley''-class submarine tender
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| Operators                = {{Navy|United States}}
| Class before             = {{USS|Proteus|AS-19}}
| Class after              = {{sclass|Simon Lake|submarine tender|4}}
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| Built range              = 1960 - 1963
| In commission range      = 1962 - 1996
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| Total ships completed    = 2
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| Total ships scrapped     = 2
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| Ship type                = [[Submarine tender]]
| Ship displacement        = 19,000 tons
| Ship length              = {{convert|599|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam                = {{convert|83|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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| Ship draft               = {{convert|23|ft|4|in|abbr=on}}
| Ship propulsion          = [[Diesel–electric transmission|Diesel–electric]], 15.000 [[Horsepower#Shaft_horsepower|SHP]]
| Ship speed               = {{convert|18|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}
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| Ship complement          = 58 Officers, 1.023 Enlisted
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| Ship armament            = 4 × [[3"/50 caliber gun|3 inch/50 caliber guns]]
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The '''''Hunley''-class''' was a class of two [[submarine tender]]s in service with the [[United States Navy]] from 1962 to 1996.
==History==
The ''Hunley''-class was the first class of submarine tenders in the U.S. Navy being built from the keel up to service [[Ballistic missile submarine|ballistic missile submarines (SSBN)]]. The early generations of SSBNs were equipped with the [[UGM-27 Polaris]] missile. To handle these missiles, a large 32 ton crane was installed aft that moved in a large circle. In 1973-1975 both ships were converted to handle the newer [[UGM-73 Poseidon]] missile. The massive crane was then replaced by two smaller ones.<ref>Stefan Terzibatschitsch: ''Seemacht USA'', Volume 2, Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg (Germany), 1997, pp. 665-667. {{ISBN|3-86047-576-2}}</ref> The ships were powered by ten [[Diesel engine|Diesel engines]], delivering 15.000 [[Horsepower#Shaft_horsepower|SHP]] on one shaft. <ref>Paul H. Silverstone: ''U.S. Warships since 1945''. Ian Allan Ltd., London (UK), 1986,  p. 145. {{ISBN|0-7110-1598-8}}</ref> Both tenders were decommissioned following the retirement of the ''Poseidon''-equipped SSBNs. After spending at least a decade in the [[United States Navy reserve fleets|Reserve Fleet]], both ships were scrapped.
==Ships==
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! Name
! Number
! Builder
! Launched
! Commissioned
! Decommissioned
! Status
! DANFS
! NVR
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| {{USS|Hunley|AS-31|2}}
| AS-31
|[[Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company|Newport News Shipbuilding]]
|28 September 1961
|16 June 1962
|30 September 1994
|Sold for scrap 5 January 2007
|[https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/h/hunley.html]
|[http://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AS_31_4910.HTML]
|-
| {{USS|Holland|AS-32|2}}
| AS-32
|[[Ingalls Shipbuilding Company|Ingalls Shipbuilding]]
|19 January 1963
|7 September 1963
|30 September 1996
|Sold for scrap 18 July 2013
|[https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/h/holland-iii.html]
|[http://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AS_32_59.HTML]
|}
==References==
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