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AFD-21 / AFDL-21

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
AFDL-1 Class Small Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock:
  • Laid down by George D. Auchter Co., Jacksonville, FL.
  • Commissioned AFD-21 (date unknown)
  • Redesignated AFDL-21, 1 August 1946
  • Decommissioned (date unknown)
  • Transferred to the Philippines navy in 1961, redesignated YD-204
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 31 March 1989
  • Sold to Malayan Towage and Salvage Corp.. SALVTUG, 16 March 1990, in service at Manila, Republic of the Phillipines
    Specifications:
    Displacement 12,000 t.
    Length 200'
    Beam 64'
    Inside width 45'
    Draft 3' 3" (lt), 31' 4" (flooded)
    Lifting capacity 1,000 tons
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    AFDL-21 115k AFDL-21 dry docked in an unidentified dry dock.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine August 1964         		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    There is no DANFS history available for AFD-21 / AFDL-21 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Malayan Towage and Salvage Corp.. SALVTUG
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    Last Updated 9 November 2007