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AFDL-46
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 USS ARDC-13 (1945 - 1946)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
ARDC-1 Class Small Auxiliary Floating Repair Dock (Concrete):
  • Built in 1944 by Tidewater Construction Corp., Wilmington, N. C.
  • Delivered and placed in commission as USS ARDC-13 in December 1945
  • Redesignated AFDL-46, 1 August 1946
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, expeded as target in A-bomb tests at Bikini, 1946
    Specifications:
    Displacement 8,300 t.(lt)
    Length 389'
    Beam unknown
    Draft unknown (lt.) unknown (flooded)
    Lifting Capacity unknown
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    ARDC-13
    AFDL-46 1047k USS ARDC-13 showing stern forms and steel erection. Photo captioned "NAS San Pedro, 30 June 1945," but probably taken while at builder's yard.
    US National Archives Photo, NARA ID:295539, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 Robert Hurst
    AFDL-46
    		 1081k USS ARDC-13 showing inboard end of Basin No.1 with Construction Bridges in Place. Photo captioned "NAS San Pedro, 03 May 1945," but probably taken while at builder's yard.
    US National Archives Photos, NARA ID: 295541, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.
    AFDL-46
    		 662k USS ARDC-13, date and location unknown.
    US National Archives Photo, NARA ID: 295534, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.
    There is no DANFS history available for USS ARDC-13 / AFDL-46 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 14 August 2015