>From the "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships," (1981) 

Vol. 8, p.527.





YELLOWSTONE





AD-41

Displacement:  21,916 t.

Length:  641’10”

Beam:  85’0”

Draft:  24’0”

Speed:  20.0 k.

Complement:  1,500

Armament:  1 5”

Class:  SAMUEL GOMPERS





	The third YELLOWSTONE (AD-41) was laid down on 2 June 1977 at 

San Diego, Calif., by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Co.; 

launched on 27 January 1979; and sponsored by Mrs. Donald C. 

Davis, the wife of Admiral Donald C, Davis, the Commander in Chief 

of the Pacific Fleet.  YELLOWSTONE is slated to be delivered to 

the Navy in mid-January 1980 and should join the fleet in the 

middle of the year.



	[Commissioned on 28 June 1980, YELLOWSTONE was decommissioned 

on 31 January 1996 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 

7 April 1999.  As of December 1999, she was at the Naval Inactive 

Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF) at Portsmouth, Virginia awaiting 

disposal to the Maritime Administration.]



Internet Web Site:

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Transcribed by Michael Hansen

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