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USS Dixie (AD 14)

- decommissioned -


USS DIXIE was the lead ship of a class of five destroyer tenders and the second ship in the Navy to bear the name. Both decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on June 15, 1982, the DIXIE spent the following months laid-up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, Calif. The DIXIE was sold for scrapping on February 17, 1983. She was scrapped in Taiwan.

General Characteristics:Awarded: December 27, 1937
Keel laid: March 17, 1938
Launched: May 27, 1939
Commissioned: April 25, 1940
Decommissioned: June 15, 1982
Builder: New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.
Propulsion system: four boilers, geared turbines
Propellers: two
Length: 530.5 feet (161.7 meters)
Beam: 73.2 feet (22.3 meters)
Draft: 25.6 feet (7.8 meters)
Displacement: approx. 17,176 tons full load
Speed: 19.5 knots
Aircraft: Flight Deck only, however, not suitable for helo landings
Armament: 4 20mm Mk-68 guns
Crew: approx. 1000


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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS DIXIE. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.


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USS DIXIE Cruise Books:


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History of USS DIXIE:


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About the Ship's Name:

The name "Dixie" originated from the early days of Louisiana when the Citizen's Bank issued a ten dollar note bearing the french word "Dix" (ten). The Dixie notes where soon called "Dixies" and Louisiana became known as "Dixieland". As the notes spread throughout the Southern states "Dixie" and "Dixieland" became a pseudonym for the south.


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