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AFDL-2
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 USS AFD-2 (1943 - 1946)

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, Eureka, CA (contract NOy 5325) 1
  • Laid down, May 1943
  • Launched, July 1943
  • Commissioned, 26 October 1943
  • Served at Attu, Aleutian Islands, October 1943 - September 1945
  • Decommissioned and placed in service, date unknown
  • Redesignated AFDL-2, 01 August 1946
  • Placed out of service, 15 January 1946
  • Loaned to Army, 1946 - 1948
  • Towed from Juneau to Seattle by Army tug LT-156, September 1948
  • Delivered to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for deactivation, 10 October 1949
  • Placed out of service, December 1949
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 November 1981
  • Registered to Port of Coos Bay, OR, as AFDL-2 (ON 653419), 1986
  • Final Disposition, still in serivce in Seattle area
    1.Older sources cite builder location as Morgan City, LA, which is obviously incorrect given construction photos and documentation.
    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
    09285201    		 331k Construction progress photos of AFD-2 at Eureka, CA, on following dates (In order): 20 May 1943 (09285201), 27 May 1943 (09285202), 02 June 1943 (09285203/4), 08 June 1943 (09285205/6), 16 June 1943 (09285207), 28 June 1943 (09285208/9), and 29 June 1943 (09285210).
    Photos from Record Group 71, Records of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, "Photographs of the Construction and Launching of Floating Dry Docks, 1942-1943" NARA II, College Park, Maryland    		 Tracy White, Researcher @ Large
    AFDL-1
    09285202    		 348k
    AFDL-1
    09285203    		 238k
    AFDL-1
    09285204    		 294k
    AFDL-1
    09285205    		 302k
    AFDL-1
    09285206    		 307k
    AFDL-1
    09285207    		 401k
    AFDL-1
    09285208    		 322k
    AFDL-1
    09285209    		 349k
    AFDL-1
    09285210    		 348k
    There is no DANFS history available for USS AFD-2 / AFDL-2 at NavSource
    Commanding Officers
    01LT(JG) Clarence Earl Wilson, USN (OinC)(March 1945)
    01LT(JG) Horace Greeley Mims, USN(July 1945 - January 1946)
    Courtesy Dave Wright
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 31 March 2026