USS Altair (AD-11)

USS Altair in  1921.
History
United States
NameSS Edisto
OperatorUnited States Shipping Board
BuilderSkinner & Eddy Corporation, Seattle Washington
Laid down18 December 1918
Launched10 May 1919
Fate
  • Transferred to U.S. Navy 29 October 1921
  • Delivered to U.S. Navy 5 December 1921
United States
NameUSS Altair
NamesakeAltair, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila
OperatorUnited States Navy
Acquired
  • Transferred to U.S. Navy 29 October 1921
  • Named USS Altair 2 November 1921
  • Delivered to U.S. Navy 5 December 1921
Commissioned6 December 1921
Decommissioned8 July 1946
Stricken21 July 1946
Fate
General characteristics
as destroyer tender
TypeAltair-class destroyer tender
Displacement
  • 6,250 long tons (6,350 t) light
  • 10,000 long tons (10,160 t) full
Length423 ft 9 in (129.16 m)
Beam54 ft 3 in (16.54 m)
Draft20 ft 7 in (6.27 m)
PropulsionGeared turbine, single propeller
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)
Complement481 officers and enlisted
Armament
  • 4 × 5 in (130 mm) guns
  • 2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns (authorized but never installed)

USS Altair (AD-11) was the lead ship of a class of three United States Navy destroyer tenders. She was named for Altair, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila, and was in commission from 1921 to 1946, seeing service during World War II.

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