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Endeavor (AFDL-1)
ex
 AFDL-1 (1946)
 AFD-1 (1943 - 1946)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Kilo - Delta
 NFKD
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
AFDL-1 Class Small Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock:
  • Built by Chicago Bridge and Iron, Newburgh, NY (contract NOy 5317) 1
  • Laid down, April 1943
  • Launched, 25 June 1943
  • Delivered, September 1943
  • Towed to Cuba by WSA tug Point Vincente
  • Arrived at Guantanamo Bay for service, November 1943
  • Served at Guantanamo entire career
  • Decommissioned and placed in service, date unknown
  • Redesignated AFDL-1, 01 August 1946
  • Named Endeavor, 07 June 1979
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to the Dominican Republic as Dique Flotante DF-1, 1986
  • Permanently transferred under SAP (Security Assistance Program), 10 June 1997
  • Active as of 2026, operated at Las Calderas by Bahia Las Calderas Naval Shipyard (Astilleros Navales Bahia Las Calderas) (ANABALCA)
    1.Older sources cite builder location as Morgan City, LA, which is obviously incorrect given construction photos.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 800 tons
    Length 200'
    Beam 64'
    Inside width 45'
    Draft 3' 3" (lt), 31' 4" (flooded)
    Lifting capacity 1,900 tons
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    AFDL-1
    09285101    		 149k Construction progress photos of AFD-1 at Newburgh, NY from keel to launching, 16 April - 25 June 1943. Tracy White, Researcher @ Large
    AFDL-1
    09285102    		 333k
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    AFDL-1
    09285105    		 295k
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    09285106    		 302k
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    09285107    		 314k
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    09285110    		 180k
    AFDL-1
    09285112    		 89k At Las Calderas, 14 April 2014. Photo copyright Robespierre Dutary, via Facebook Dave Wright
    AFDL-1
    09285111    		 66k At Las Calderas, 26 June 2014. Photo copyright Hector Jaquez, via Facebook Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history available for USS AFD-1 / AFDL-1 / Endeavor (AFDL-1) at NavSource
    Commanding Officers
    01CAPT Everett L Jackson, USN (OinC)1947 - 1949
    01CAPT William Killian Romoser, USN1950 - October 1951
    02CAPT Orlin Lester Livdahl, USNOctober 1951 - 1953
    01WO J L Nestor, USN (OinC)(1959)
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler, Ron Reeves & Dave Wright
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 31 March 2026