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USS SIERRA was the fourth DIXIE - class destroyer tender and the second ship in the Navy named after the mountain range in eastern California. Both decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on October 15, 1993, the SIERRA was sold for scrapping on August 25, 1995.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: April 10, 1941 |
| Keel laid: December 31, 1941 | |
| Launched: February 23, 1943 | |
| Commissioned: March 20, 1944 | |
| Decommissioned: October 15, 1993 | |
| Builder: Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Fla. | |
| 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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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS SIERRA. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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