page_title: Dixie-class destroyer tender
hierarchical_section_title: Dixie-class destroyer tender
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy destroyer tender USS Dixie (AD-14) at San Pedro Bay, Leyte island, Philippines, in April/May 1945 at anchor with six Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers alongside. The Dixie is painted in camouflage measure 32. The destroyers are (l-r): USS Compton (DD-705), USS Ault (DD-698), USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697), USS English (DD-696), USS John W. Weeks (DD-701), and USS Borie (DD-704).
context_page_description: The Dixie class destroyer tender was a class of United States Navy destroyer tenders used during World War II. This class' design was based on the specifications of USS Dixie and constructed based on drawings for that vessel plus ongoing modifications specified for each continued vessel of the class. The basic hull and superstructure for this class was the same as the Fulton-Class submarine tenders and Vulcan-Class repair ships.
  Known Ships
  USS Dixie
  USS Prairie
  USS Piedmont
  USS Sierra
  USS Yosemite
  Towards the end of World War II, a modified Dixie-class destroyer tender was planned, the New England-class. New England was laid down on 1 October 1944 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Inc., at Tampa, but the ship's construction was cancelled on 12 August 1945.
context_section_description: The Dixie class destroyer tender was a class of United States Navy destroyer tenders used during World War II.  This class' design was based on the specifications of USS Dixie (AD-14) and constructed based on drawings for that vessel plus ongoing modifications specified for each continued vessel of the class. The basic hull and superstructure for this class was the same as the Fulton-Class submarine tenders and Vulcan-Class repair ships.
  Known Ships
  USS Dixie (AD-14)
  USS Prairie (AD-15)
  USS Piedmont (AD-17)
  USS Sierra (AD-18)
  USS Yosemite (AD-19)
  Towards the end of World War II, a modified Dixie-class destroyer tender was planned, the New England-class. New England was laid down on 1 October 1944 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Inc., at Tampa, but the ship's construction was cancelled on 12 August 1945.
caption: Dixie with six Allen M. Sumner class destroyers at Leyte, 1945.
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