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AD-31 Tidewater


USS Tidewater (AD-31) was transferred to Indonesia, renamed KRI Dumai (652)

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Whiskey - Charlie - Papa
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
                                                            Engineering E - 1957
                                                            Engineering E - 1959 for Battle Readiness
                                                            Engineering E - 1962 for Battle Readiness

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Shenandoah Class Destroyer Tender:
  • Laid down, 27 November 1944, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Launched, 30 June 1945
  • Commissioned USS Tidewater (AD-31), 8 February 1946, CAPT. Frank H. Ball in command
  • Decommissioned, in 1946 after completion of sea trials
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Charleston, S.C.
  • Recommissioned, 2 October 1951, CAPT. Harold S. Harnly in command
  • Decommissioned, 20 February 1971
  • Transferred, 20 February 1971 under lease agreement to Indonesia
  • Renamed KRI Dumai (652) and commissioned into the Indonesian Navy, 20 February 1971
  • Purchased outright under the Security Assistance Program by Indonesia, 1 March 1980
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, deleted by the Indonesian Navy in 1984, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 11,755 t.(lt) 16,880 t.(fl)
    Length 492'
    Beam 69' 6"
    Draft 28';
    Speed 18 kts.
    Complement 1,017
    Armament
    two single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts
    eight single 40mm AA gun mounts
    twelve single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion type unknown
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    Tidewater 138k Tidewater (AD-31) launching at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, SC, 30 June 1945.
    US Navy photo, Charleston Navy Yard photo.    		 Submitted by Robert Hall USS Tidewater 1968-71, Contributed by Gerald Teaster
    Tidewater 92k Tidewater (AD-31) fitting out at Pier C, Naval Shipyard Charleston, S.C., 4 January 1946.
    Naval Shipyard Charleston photo # 2-46.    		 Robert Hall USS Tidewater 1968-71
    Tidewater 82k Tidewater (AD-31) serving as an accommodation ship for members of the staff of the Commander, Submarine Group 3 while laid up in the Charleston Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet, circa 1951-52.. Robert Hall USS Tidewater 1968-71
    Tidewater 27k Invitation to the Commissioning ceremony of Tidewater (AD-31), 8 February 1946, at US Naval Shipyard Charleston, S.C. Submitted by Robert Hall USS Tidewater 1968-71, Contributed by George Lisee
    LSM-558 127k Charleston Navy Yard fitting out pier "C" looking north to river end. Shop field offices and Building Ways 1 and 2 in background on left. Ships present LSM-556, LSM-557, LSM-558 front row. Second row LSM-553, LSM-554 and LSM-555. Beyond the LSMs is Tidewater (AD-31).
    Charleston Navy Yard photo # 1997-45    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    Tidewater 43k Tidewater (AD-31) 1960 Mediterranean Cruise Book Cover photo Bill Doran USS Tidewater 1958-62
    Tidewater 64k Tidewater (AD-31) underway, date and place unknown. Bill Doran USS Tidewater 1958-62
    Tidewater 82k Tidewater (AD-31) underway, date and place unknown. Courtesy Paul Witkowski via Bill Cook
    Tidewater 82k Tidewater (AD-31) moored to a buoy at Naples Italy, late May 1962 with from inboard to outboard; William W. Wood (DDR-715), unknown DD, Charles R. Ware (DD-865), and Harwood (DDE-861) Photo by Jack C. Sofield
    Tidewater 88k Tidewater (AD-31) at Naples, Italy, 1962. Tidewater divers changing one of Stickell (DD-888)'s screws underwater. The normal procedure when doing this repair is to dry dock the ship then remove and replace her screw while the ship is out of the water. Robert Hall USS Tidewater 1968-71, photos ©Terry Braga USS Tidewater diver.
    Tidewater 73k Tidewater (AD-31) departing San Juan, Puerto Rico with Morro Castle in the background, date unknown. In this photo Tidewater shows the new helicopter platform added to her fantail.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, August 1963    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
    Tidewater 42k View from Tidewater (AD-31) refueling from Chikaskia (AO-54) while enroute from a Mediterranean deployment back to the US in 1965. Stribling (DD-867) is off the starboard quarter of Chikaskia. Photo ©William D. Cook. Robert Hall USS Tidewater 1968-71
    Tidewater 169k Tidewater (AD-31) crew changing one of Sampson (DDG-10)'s propellers at Souda Bay, Crete in 1967. Photos are from Tidewater's 1967 Mediterranean Cruise Book. Robert Hall USS Tidewater 1968-71
    Tidewater 69k Tidewater (AD-31) at sea, 1967. Note the DASH hanger at the stern of the ship. This is her last configuration before being turned over to the Indonesian Navy. Robert Hall USS Tidewater 1968-71
    Tidewater 26k Tidewater (AD-31) underway in the Mediterranean Sea, 1967. Robert Hall USS Tidewater 1968-71
    Tidewater 43k Tidewater (AD-31) underway, place unknown, circa 1967-68. Robert Hall USS Tidewater 1968-71, Courtesy John P. Derr, CDR. USN, Ret.
    Tidewater 43k Tidewater (AD-31) change of command June 1968, Captain Harward USN departing Captain Michael F. Durkin USN assuming command.
    US Navy photo.    		 Robert Hall USS Tidewater 1968-71, Courtesey CAPT. Robert Frampton, SC USN
    Tidewater 74k Message to COMCRUSDESLANT from Tidewater (AD-31) requesting "Twilight Cruise" to Bermuda prior to inactivation, dated 1 September 1970. Robert Hall USS Tidewater 1968-71
    Tidewater 120k Tidewater (AD-31), "Order of the Mothball" certificate. Robert Hall USS Tidewater 1968-71
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    DANFS History entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
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    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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    AD31 USS Tidewater 1958 to 1962
     Preserving "The Tide"by Cathy Wurzer, Minnesota Public Radio, June 30, 2003
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