U.S.S. Everglades
AD-24
1951
(Optatus OPT-S-23)
- Class: Klondike -- 4 destroyer tenders of 1943
- Displacement: 9,450 tons light / 16,700 tons full load
- Dimensions: 492' (oa) x 69'9" x 27'3"
- Machinery: 1-shaft geared turbine, 8,500 shp = 18.5 knots
- Guns: 1-5in/38, 4-3in/50
- Complement: 899
- Builder: Todd Shipbuilding, San Pedro, CA
- Laid down:
- Launched: 28 Jan 1945
- Commissioned: 25 May 1951
- Decommissioned: 15 Aug 1970
- Notes: Modified C3 hull completed 23 May 1946, but laid up until commissioned for Korean War.
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