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1978: During this time the Dixon had its first two female officers as part of the crew. A year later two more female officers and 35 enlisted women reported to the ship.

1981: First extended deployment for the USS Dixon after its overhaul to the Western Pacific.

1984: In January during the Dixon's second overhaul a flight deck was added qualifing the ship for helicoptor operations to include vertical repleshment. In November when an upgraded weapons system was installed it gave the ship the ability to assemble and maintain the TOMAHAWK cruise missiles.

USS Dixon (AS-37)

History

1989: Once again the USS Dixon entered dry dock for an upgrade to enable it to provide remote site repairs/repleshment for Trident class and fast attack submarines.

1992: The USS Dixon had its second deployment to the Western Pacific.

1995: In April the USS Dixon departed for the Hawaiian Islands. In October the Dixon sailed through the Panama Canal to Norfolk, VA and was decommisioned in December.

USS Dixon (AS-37)

History

George E. Dixon

The USS Dixon was named after Confederate Army Lieutenant George E. Dixon who during the Civil War commanded the Confederate Submarine Torpedo Boat H. L. Hunley. Dixon and his crew were credited for being the first to sink an enemy ship with a submarine. The ship they sunk was the USS Housatonic of the Union Navy on Febuary 17, 1864. No one is sure why the H.L. Hunley sank but Dixon and his 7 crewmates drowned.

USS Dixon (AS-37)

History

1971: After the USS Dixon's commissioning ceremony and arriving at its homeport, (San Diego, CA) the Dixon got its first assignment. The USS Dixon was to provide support to the Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

1978: The USS Dixon off loaded all munitons before the ship was to be overhauled making it the first submarine tender to do so without first going to an ammunition depot.

USS Dixon (AS-37)

  • Name: USS Dixon
  • Namesake: Confederate Army Lieutenant George E. Dixon
  • Ordered: April 20,1966
  • Builder: General Dynamics Corp., Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
  • Laid Down: September 7,1967
  • Launched: June 20, 1970
  • Commissioned: August 7, 1971

USS Dixon (AS-37)

  • Homeport: San Diego, CA
  • Status: Decommissioned (Sunk as target)
  • Decommissioned: December 15,1995
  • Struck: March 18, 1996
  • Sunk: July 21, 2003
  • Was sunk as a target in a training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean.

  • http://www.tendertale.com/tenders/137/137.html
  • http://www.navysite.de/ships/as37.htm
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Dixon_(AS-37)
  • http://www.hullnumber.com/AS-37
  • http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/36/3637.htm

USS Dixon (AS-37)

Characteristics

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USS Dixon (AS-37)

Characteristics

  • Ship's Company: 1,161
  • Armament:
  • Two 5 inches guns
  • Four 50 caliber machine guns
  • Motto: Ready for Service
  • Awards:
  • Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (4 awards)
  • Navy E Ribbon (3 awards)
  • Navy Expeditionary Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal (2 awards)
  • Southwest Asia Service Medal with 1 campaign star
  • Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
  • Liberation of Kuwait Medal-Kuwait
  • Class: L. Y. Spear Class Submarine Tender
  • Displacement: 22,640 tons
  • Length: 644 feet (196 meters)
  • Beam: 85 feet (25.9 meters)
  • Draft: 29 feet (8.8 meters)
  • Propulsion: Two boilers, a steam turbine and one shaft
  • Speed: 20 knots

USS Dixon (AS-37)

By: Gabby White

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