Her administration department could serve as a floating Personnel Support Detachment (PSD) and a disbursing center for payroll.
#PSD AFLOAT FULL#
Two smaller traveling cranes could move up and down each side of the aft portion of the ship's upper deck, which allowed equipment to be moved virtually anywhere needed.ĪD-38 also had a full supply department that could provide any tended ships along with stores, such as food and drink, ammunition, fuel, water, and medical/dental services. Outfitted with two stationary center-mast main cranes, she could move heavy equipment to and from other ships or docks to be repaired and then reinstalled. A dive shop allowed for underwater repairs to be made, however such repairs were limited. With a complete repair department on board, she could repair any surface ship that did not need a dry dock for hull repairs.
Additionally she could carry and support one SH-3 Sea King helicopter (or similar size aircraft) from her flight deck and hangar and did so during her years as 6th Fleet Flagship in Gaeta, Italy. Instrumental to keeping the Atlantic Fleet afloat and mobile, she has repaired and resupplied most ships stationed or serving in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and Persian Gulf. The USS Puget Sound also participated in Operation Prime Chance, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Desert Shield, transported Kurdish refugees in Operation Provide Comfort, and participated in Operation Restore Hope. She served during several conflicts, including the latter portion of the Vietnam War the crisis in Lebanon in October 1983 she was fired upon by short range, shoulder launched rockets (RPG) by on-shore terrorists while tending ships at anchor off the coast of Beirut. She served a portion of her life as the flagship for the admiral in charge of the Sixth Fleet while homeported in Gaeta. Serving in the Atlantic Fleet for her life span, she was homeported in Newport, Rhode Island Gaeta, Italy and Norfolk, Virginia.
Puget Sound was designated to perform repairs and maintenance of the U.S. The scrapping project was completed in February, 2009.
She was berthed at Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until April 2008 at which time she was sold to ESCO Marine, Brownsville, Texas for recycling and transferred under tow to that facility. Commissioned 27 April 1968, she served almost 29 years until decommissioned on 27 January 1996. The keel was laid 15 February 1965, and she was launched 16 September 1966. The building contract was awarded 29 December 1964 to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. USS Puget Sound (AD-38) was a Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender, the second ship of the United States Navy to bear the name Puget Sound. Two boilers, steam turbines one screw 20,000 shp (14,914 kW)ġ × single 5"/38 caliber gun (removed 1979) Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington For other ships with the same name, see USS Puget Sound.
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