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USS ARD-13

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Yankee - Victor
 NFYV


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

USS ARD-13 was transferred to Venezuela
ARD-12 Class Auxiliary Repair Dock:
  • Laid down, circa 1944 at Pacific Bridge Co., Alameda, CA.
  • Delivered and commissioned USS ARD-13, circa 1944
  • During World War II USS ARD-13 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and saw service at;
    Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands in 1944
    Nakagusuku Wan, Okinawa in September 1945
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1977
  • Final Disposition, to be sold, date unknown, under the Security Assistance Program to Venezuela
    Specifications:
    Displacement 5,200 t.
    Length 492'
    Beam 81'
    Draft 6'
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion none
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    Anacapa 52k USS Anacapa (AG-49) entering USS ARD-13, 10 February 1945.
    Note the hinged flaps just aft of the Anacapa's anchor--a reminder of her "Q"-ship career    		 Hyperwar US Navy in WWII
    YMS-266 52k USS YMS-266 docked in USS ARD-13, Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, circa. 1944. US Navy photo Naval War College
    LCS(L)-28/76/57 80k USS LCS(L)(3)-76 drydocked in USS ARD-13 at Nakagusuku Wan, Okinawa Sept. 1945 National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130
    donated by Kenneth J. Deboer
    LCS(L)-28/76/57 67k USS ARD-13 aft basin view looking forward, Captain's gig under repair in right foreground, Guam, Marianas, 8 January 1946. Barry DeBoer in honor of his father Stanley G. DeBoer USS ARD-13
    LCS(L)-28/76/57 31k USS ARD-13 starboard crane, Guam, Marianas, 8 January 1946. Barry DeBoer in honor of his father Stanley G. DeBoer USS ARD-13
    LCS(L)-28/76/57 59k USS ARD-13 port side basin wing, midships view looking forward, Guam, Marianas, 8 January 1946. Barry DeBoer in honor of his father Stanley G. DeBoer USS ARD-13
    There is no DANFS History currently available for USS ARD-13 at NavSource
    "Crisis at Sea" by Stanley G. DeBoer USS ARD-13
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