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U.S.S. DIXON
(AS-37)READY FOR SERVICE
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The USS DIXON (AS-37), a L. Y. Spear Class Submarine Tender, was commissioned on 7 AUG 1971. USS DIXON served her country for 24 years, 4 months and 8 days, until decommissioned on 15 DEC 1995. Built in Quincy MA, USS DIXON was commissioned in Norfolk, VA and then steamed for her homeport of San Diego, CA. She spent ten years close to home on the West Coast, then made her first West Pac - Indian Ocean deployment in 1981. The cycle repeated with ten years passing again before another West Pac in 1992. USS DIXON tended the Fleet, winning numerous awards for Technical and Service Excellence over her career. In October 1995 she transited the Panama Canal, headed for Norfolk, VA. She was decommissioned in December 1995. In July 2003 the hulk of DIXON was sunk in a Fleet exercise off the coast of North Carolina.
The USS DIXON (AS-37) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:
AS-37 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AS-37 Shellback Initiation | Add a AS-37 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP | 1967 | - | Keel Date: 7 SEP 1967 at General Dynamics | ||
| JUN | 1970 | - | Launch Date: 20 JUN 1970 | ||
| AUG | 1971 | - | Commissioned: 7 AUG 1971 | ||
| SEP | 1971 | - | JAN | 1972 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| SEP | 1971 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 SEP 1971 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1971 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 SEP 1971 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1971 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 SEP 1971 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1973 | - | SEP | 1975 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| FEB | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 4 FEB 1973 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1981 | - | MAY | 1981 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| JAN | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 JAN 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 JAN 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 JAN 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 MAY 1981 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1981 | - | NOV | 1981 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| MAY | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 MAY 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 30 MAY 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 30 MAY 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 MAY 1981 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 MAY 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 MAY 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 13 OCT 1983 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1985 | - | MAR | 1985 | Dry Dock |
| SEP | 1986 | - | SEP | 1986 | Middle Pacific |
| JAN | 1987 | - | JAN | 1988 | Alaska |
| MAY | 1988 | - | JUN | 1988 | Alaska |
| JUL | 1989 | - | Shellback Initiation - 22 JUL 1989 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1992 | - | JAN | 1993 | Desert Storm |
| DEC | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 DEC 1992 - Indian Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 DEC 1992 - Indian Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1995 | - | OCT | 1995 | Panama Canal |
| DEC | 1995 | - | Decommissioned: 15 DEC 1995 | ||
AS-37 General Specifications
Class: L. Y. Spear Class Submarine Tender
Named for: George E. Dixon
Complement: 1338 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 22640 tons
Length: 644 feet
Beam: 85 feet
Flank Speed: 20 knots
Final Disposition: Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise 21 July 2003