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Dynamic (AFDL-6)
ex
 USS AFD-6 (1944 - 1946)

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation
Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (3)
AFDL-1 Class Small Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock:
  • Laid down, date unknown, at Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Eureka, CA.
  • Delivered and Commissioned, USS AFD-6, 1 March 1944
  • Decommissioned and placed in service, date unknown
  • Redesignated AFDL-6, 1 August 1946
  • Named Dynamic, date unknown
  • Current Disposition, in service at NAB Little Creek, VA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 800 t.
    Length 200'
    Beam 64'
    Inside width 45'
    Draft 3' 3" (lt), 31' 4" (flooded)
    Lifting capacity 1,900 tons
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    Dynamic 206k Dynamic (AFDL-6), circa 1970s, location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Morgan Little
    Dynamic 244k
    Dynamic 191k
    Dynamic 214k Dynamic (AFDL-6) with USS Green Bay (PG-101) docked, circa 1970s, location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Morgan Little
    Dynamic 390k The crew of Dynamic (AFDL-6) prepares for an incoming craft. Dynamic enables small expeditionary craft to make necessary repairs and return to sea.
    US Navy photo # 061102-N-4238B-036 Virginia Beach, Va. (Nov. 2, 2006) by MCSN Kelly E. Barnes.    		 Navy Newsstand
    Dynamic 586k Line handlers aboard Dynamic (AFDL-6) works with Utility Landing Craft LCU-1663 crew members to pull the craft into dry dock.
    US Navy photo # 061102-N-4238B-170 Virginia Beach, Va. (Nov. 2, 2006) by MCSN Kelly E. Barnes.    		 Navy Newsstand
    There is no DANFS history available for USS AFD-6 / Dynamic (AFDL-6) at NavSource
    Officer in Charge
    01CAPT. Tiemroth, Harold Herman, USN :RADM1050 - June 1951
    02CAPT. Burford, William Page, USNJune 1951 - May 1952
    03CAPT. Tiemroth, Harold Herman, USN :RADMMay 1952 - June 1952
    04CAPT. Burford, William Page, USNJune 1952 - 1953
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 9 January 2015