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The Navy ship hull designation "AS" denotes a Submarine Tender (Auxiliary, Submarine). The USS Orion (AS-18) was a Fulton-class tender from WWII, and in later years served many boats at the U.S. forward operating base in La Maddalena, Sardinia, until her decommissioning in 1993. Every boat crew who deployed to the Mediterranean (including myself) during her stationing in La Maddalena crossed the Orion's decks.
The Surface Navy equivalent is a Destroyer Tender (AD), which is essentially the same type of ship with different servicing capabilities.
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