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USS ARD-2

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

ARD-2 Class Auxiliary Repair Dock:

Laid down, date unknown, at Pacific Bridge, Alameda, CA.

Launched, date unknown

Delivered to the Navy in April 1942

Commissioned USS ARD-2, 9 April 1942, CAPT. Eliot F. Robinson, in command

Decommission, 20 March 1946

Transferred to Mexico, in 1963

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Current Disposition, active Mexican navy

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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Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Robinson, Eliot F.	9 April 1942 - 8 August 1943
02	LT. Washburn Jr., Charles P., USNR	8 August 1943 - 13 August 1943
03	CDR. Parker, Ross C.	13 August 1943 - May 1944
05	CDR. Hayes, Ralph R.	May 1944 - 20 March 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation

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