USS AFDM-2
USS AFDM-2 (YFD-4) is an AFDM-3-class medium auxiliary floating drydock built in Mobile, Alabama by the Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company for the U.S. Navy. Originally named USS YFD-4, Yard Floating Dock-4, she operated by Todd Shipyards at New Orleans, Louisiana for the repair of US ships during World War II. YFD-4 was renamed an Auxiliary Floating Dock Medium AFDM-2 in 1945 after the war. USS AFDM-2 was 37 feet (11.3 m) tall, 116 feet (35.4 m) wide, length of 614 feet (187.1 m) (all three section connected), and has a displacement of 6,360 tons. AFDM-2 could lift capacity 9,000 tons and had two service cranes to lift material and parts for removing damage parts and the installation of new parts. The floating drydock can repair ships up to a beam of 90 feet (27.4 m), as she is 90
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USS AFDM-2
USS AFDM-2 (YFD-4) is an AFDM-3-class medium auxiliary floating drydock built in Mobile, Alabama by the Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company for the U.S. Navy. Originally named USS YFD-4, Yard Floating Dock-4, she operated by Todd Shipyards at New Orleans, Louisiana for the repair of US ships during World War II. YFD-4 was renamed an Auxiliary Floating Dock Medium AFDM-2 in 1945 after the war. USS AFDM-2 was 37 feet (11.3 m) tall, 116 feet (35.4 m) wide, length of 614 feet (187.1 m) (all three section connected), and has a displacement of 6,360 tons. AFDM-2 could lift capacity 9,000 tons and had two service cranes to lift material and parts for removing damage parts and the installation of new parts. The floating drydock can repair ships up to a beam of 90 feet (27.4 m), as she is 90
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USS AFDM-2 (YFD-4) is an AFDM- ...... a draft up to 20 feet (6.1 m).
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1942-10-01
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2760300.0
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1.871472e+2
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ship beam (μ)
3.53568e+1
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sold to private on 11 February 1999
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Ship armament
* 2 × 40 mm guns
* 4 × 20 mm guns
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Ship builder
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company of Mobile, Alabama
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Ship capacity
Lift capacity 9,000 tons
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Ship class
AFDM-2-class medium auxiliary floating drydock
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Ship commissioned
1942-10-01
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Ship country
United States
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Ship draft
empty
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Ship identification
YFD-4
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Ship laid down
January 1943
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Ship name
USS AFDM-2
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Ship notes
Ship operator
Todd Shipyards at New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Ship original cost
$2,760,300 in 1942
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