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USS EMORY S. LAND

(AS-39)

The LAND of Opportunity
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The USS EMORY S. LAND (AS-39), the first of the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender, was commissioned on 7 JUL 1979. Built by the Lockheed Shipbuilding of Seattle, Washington, USS EMORY S. LAND first deployed to the Indian Ocean in September 1980. In July 1986 EMORY S. LAND represented the US Navy as the Command Ship of a contingent of navel vessels in New York harbor to mark International Naval Review and Fourth of July re-dedication of the Statue of Liberty. USS EMORY S. LAND circled the world in 1988. In 2010 EMORY S. LAND took up station in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, where she continues to service the fleet, always true to her motto, "The Best to Support the Rest".

The USS EMORY S. LAND (AS-39) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:

AS-39 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAR 1976 Keel Date: 2 MAR 1976
at Litton Ingalls Pascagoula Mississippi
MAY 1977 Launch Date: 4 MAY 1977
JUN 1979 - JUN 1979 Panama Canal
JUL 1979 Commissioned: 7 JUL 1979
SEP 1980 - SEP 1980 Suez Canal
OCT 1980 Shellback Initiation - 3 OCT 1980 - Indian Ocean
OCT 1980 - Shellback Initiation - 3 OCT 1980 - Indian Ocean
DEC 1980 - DEC 1980 Christmas in Isreal
MAY 1988 - NOV 1988 World Cruise
MAY 1997 - JAN 1998 Mediterranean
FEB 1999 - JUL 2002 Mediterranean
MAR 1999 - SEP 1999 Transferred to LaMadelena Italy
OCT 2004 Shellback Initiation - 20 OCT 2004 - Pacific Ocean
MAY 2006 - AUG 2006 Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JUL 2006 - - - Shellback Initiation - 12 JUL 2006 - Atlantic Ocean
AUG 2007 - NOV 2007 Change of homeport to Bremerton, Wa.
JAN 2011 - APR 2011 West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf

AS-39 General Specifications

Class: Emory S. Land-class submarine tender

Named for: Emory S. Land

Complement: 85 Officers and 1268 Enlisted

Displacement: 13911 tons

Length: 649 feet

Beam: 85 feet

Flank Speed: 18 knots