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Shippingport (ARDM-4)

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November - Romeo - Foxtrot - Golf
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - National Defense Service Medal
ARDM-4 Class Medium Auxiliary Repair Dry Dock:
  • Laid down, 5 April 1977, at Bethlehem Steel, Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.
  • Launched, 2 September 1977
  • Delivered and placed in service as Shippingport (ARDM-4), 4 January 1979, at Naval Submarine Support Facility, New London, CT.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 5,400 t.(lt)
    Length 492'
    Beam 96' <
    Complement
    Officers 6
    Enlisted 125
    Auxiliary Machinery unknown
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    Oak Ridge/Shippingport 30k Sub Base Groton CT Oak Ridge (ARDM-1) in foreground, Shippingport (ARDM-4) at next pier in background, date unknown. CWO4 Stanley J Brice USN
    Waterford/Shippingport 106k The piers at the lower base, New London, in Groton, CT., probably mid 1960s -- at bottom of photo is floating drydock Waterford (ARD-5), and above that is floating drydock Shippingport (ARDM-4). Above that are a couple of SKIPJACK class SSNs, with submarine rescue ship USS Sunbird (ASR-15) between them. These two dry docks have occupied the same piers since the 1960s. Photo courtesy Submarine Force Library. Ken Hart
    Shippingport 120k An overhead view of the empty floating drydock Shippingport (ARDM-4) at Groton, probably mid-1960s. On the south side of the same pier is a Sturgeon class SSN. Photo courtesy Submarine Force Library. Ken Hart
    Shippingport 739k Shippingport (ARDM-4) moored at Groton, CT. in 1987. Wolfgang Hechler
    Shippingport 72k Shippingport (ARDM-4) at Sub Base New London, Groton, CT. view of port gantry crane and USS Gato (SSN-615) in the dock, October 1994. Photo by Lester Palifka. Ken Hart
    Shippingport 115k Shippingport (ARDM-4) at Sub Base New London, Groton, CT. with Gato (SSN-615) (stern view) in her dock, October 1994. Photo by Lester Palifka. Ken Hart
    Shippingport 87k Shippingport (ARDM-4) at Sub Base New London, Groton, CT. port side forward view, October 1994. Photo by Lester Palifka. Ken Hart
    Shippingport 85k Shippingport (ARDM-4) at Sub Base New London, Groton, CT. detail view, October 1994. Photo by Lester Palifka. Ken Hart
    Shippingport 100k Shippingport (ARDM-4) at Sub Base New London, Groton, CT. detail view, October 1994. Photo by Lester Palifka. Ken Hart
    Shippingport 150k Shippingport (ARDM-4) at Sub Base New London, Groton, CT. detail view, October 1994. Photo by Lester Palifka. Ken Hart
    Shippingport 148k Shippingport (ARDM-4) at Sub Base New London, Groton, CT. view of port side gantry crane, October 1994. Photo by Lester Palifka. Ken Hart
    Shippingport 147k Shippingport (ARDM-4) at Sub Base New London, Groton, CT., port side detail view, October 1994. Photo by Lester Palifka. Ken Hart
    Shippingport 152k Shippingport (ARDM-4) at Sub Base New London, Groton, CT., starboard stern draft level indicator, October 1994. Photo by Lester Palifka. Ken Hart
    Shippingport 91k Shippingport (ARDM-4) at Sub Base New London, Groton, CT., starboard midship draft indicator, October 1994. Photo by Lester Palifka. Ken Hart
    Shippingport 169k Shippingport (ARDM-4) at Sub Base New London, Groton, CT., forward moveable keel blocks on basin deck, October 1994. Photo by Lester Palifka. Ken Hart
    Shippingport 103k Shippingport (ARDM-4) at Sub Base New London, Groton, CT., stern stackable keel blocks, October 1994. Photo by Lester Palifka. Ken Hart
    Miami598kShippingport (ARDM-4) with USS Miami (SSN-755) high and dry in her dock. Miami was undergoing a routine hull inspection at Naval Sub Base, Groton, CT. 16 March 1994.
    DVIC photo # DN-ST-95-01380 by PH1 Peter J. Roers, a US Navy photo now in the Department of Defense Still Media Collection.    		 Bill Gonyo
    Shippingport 90k Shippingport (ARDM-4) with USS Philadelphia (SSN-690) high and dry in her dock. Philadelphia was undergoing a routine hull inspection at Naval Sub Base, Groton, CT., date unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Robert Hurst
    Shippingport 228k Shippingport (ARDM-4) with USS Dallas (SSN-700) docked at New London, CT, 25 March 2001.
    US Navy photo by Ethan Macnow. U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: 010425-N-CK596-003    		 Robert Hurst
    There is no DANFS history available for Shippingport (ARDM-4) at NavSource
    Officers in Charge (OinC)
    01CDR. Weisensee, William J.28 February 1979 - 17 February 1982
    02LCDR. Funke, David John17 February 1982 - 6 April 1984
    03CDR. Slocum IV, Winfield Scott6 April 1984 - 2 October 1986
    04LCDR. Slagle, Brian Allen2 October 1986 - 26 August 1988
    05CDR. Koloske, Douglas Lloyd26 August 1988 - 26 October 1990
    06LCDR. Houchins, Ronald William 26 October 1990 - 23 October 1992
    07CDR. Gardiner, Eddie J9se0y23 October1992 - 1 July 1994
    08LCDR. Archer, Robert William1 July 1994 - 28 June 1996
    09LCDR. Stone, James Fulton28 June 1996 - 31 July 1998
    10CDR. Cripps, Roy Louis31 July 1998 - 19 August 2000
    11LCDR. Ciesielski Jr., Donald T.19 August 2000 - 1 July 2002
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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