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ARD-5 Waterford

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Echo - Alpha
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - Nave Battle "E" ribbon (7) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2)

Waterford (ARD-5) was transferred to Chile, renamed Talcahuano
ARD-2 Class Auxiliary Repair Dock:
  • Laid down, 22 September 1941, at Pacific Bridge Co., Alameda, CA.
  • Launched, 12 March 1942
  • Commissioned USS ARD-5, 3 July 1943
  • Placed out of commission and in service, 30 August 1946
  • Named Waterford (ARD-5) in 1976
  • Placed out of service, 9 September 1997
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 October 1997
  • Final Disposition, disposed of via Security Assistance Program cash sale to Chile, 10 March 1999
  • Renamed Talcahuano, 30 August 1999
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,200 t.(lt)
    Length 482' 7"
    Beam 71'
    Draft 5'
    Armament 2 single 20mm gun mounts
    Complement 6 Officers, 125 Enlisted
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    Waterford 60k Artist rendition of Waterford (ARD-5) by W. H. Ravell CWO4 Stanley J. Brice USN
    Waterford/West Milton 45k Waterford (ARD-5) right, West Milton (ARD-7) left, at New London, CT, circa 1960s CWO4 Stanley J. Brice USN
    Waterford 69k Waterford (ARD-5) at Groton, CT., 28 July 1996, shortly before her inactivation. Photo by Ken Hart
    Waterford 111k Waterford (ARD-5) at Groton, CT., bow view, 28 July 1996, shortly before her inactivation. Photo by Ken Hart
    Waterford 67k Waterford (ARD-5) inactivation ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London, 9 September 1997 Tom Kilkenny
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