page_title: Altair-class destroyer tender
hierarchical_section_title: Altair-class destroyer tender
caption_attribution_description: The U.S. Navy destroyer tender USS Altair (AD-11) moored in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USA), on 8 February 1925. Among the destroyers alongside are: USS Marcus (DD-321), next to Altair; USS Sloat (DD-316), 3rd outboard of Altair; and USS Litchfield (DD-336), outboard ship in the nest.
context_page_description: The Altair class destroyer tender was a class of three United States Navy destroyer tenders. These ships were built in Skinner & Eddy's Seattle shipyard as commercial cargo ships during World War I, and acquired by the Navy when the shipyard closed in 1921. All three served through World War II, and were decommissioned and scrapped shortly after the war.
context_section_description: The Altair class destroyer tender was a class of three United States Navy destroyer tenders. These ships were built in Skinner & Eddy's Seattle shipyard as commercial cargo ships during World War I, and acquired by the Navy when the shipyard closed in 1921. All three served through World War II, and were decommissioned and scrapped shortly after the war.
caption: USS Altair in Pearl Harbor with destroyers, 1925.
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