page_title: USS Sperry (AS-12)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Sperry (AS-12)
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy submarine tenders USS Sperry (AS-12), right, and USS Proteus (AS-19) docked at Ballast Point, San Diego, California (USA), on 24 January 1985. The submarine tender USS Dixon (AS-37) is docked in the background.
context_page_description: USS Sperry (AS-12) was a Fulton-class submarine tender in the United States Navy. She was named for Elmer Sperry.
  Sperry was laid down on 1 February 1941 at the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California; launched on 17 December 1941, just 10 days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; sponsored by Mrs. Helen Sperry Lea, daughter of Elmer Ambrose Sperry; and commissioned on 1 May 1942, Captain Robert H. Smith in command.
context_section_description: USS Sperry (AS-12) was a Fulton-class submarine tender in the United States Navy. She was named for Elmer Sperry.
  Sperry was laid down on 1 February 1941 at the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California; launched on 17 December 1941, just 10 days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; sponsored by Mrs. Helen Sperry Lea, daughter of Elmer Ambrose Sperry; and commissioned on 1 May 1942, Captain Robert H. Smith in command.
caption: USS Sperry at San Diego in 1985
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