Naval News asked the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), U.S. Navy’s Chief of Information Office (CHINFO), and shipbuilders for comment on the two new AS(X) submarine tenders.
U.S. Navy submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) completed an expeditionary torpedo reload exercise with Los Angeles-class (688i) fast attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767).
The U.S. Navy has two aging 40+ year old Submarine Tenders, USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) and
USS Frank Cable (AS 40). Both are forward-deployed and based at Apra Harbor, Guam. They
deploy throughout...