Tender 04 : (1) One who serves as a precautionary standby, as the line tender for a diver. (2) An auxiliary vessel that acts as a support ship for other ships, as a destroyer tender
Compass (The National Training Portal of The U. S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps), appendix I, Glossary, VA, USA 2012. http://compass.seacadets.org/pdf/nrtc/bmr/14325_in d.pdf, (Mrtm/Nav - Amer) {558}