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Endurance (ARDM-3)
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USS ARD-18

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Uniform - Foxtrot NJUF

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

ARD-18 Class Auxiliary Repair Dock/ ARDM-1 Class Medium Auxiliary Repair Dock:

Laid down in 1943 at Pacific Bridge Co., Alameda, CA.

Delivered, 1 February 1944

Commissioned USS ARD-18, 3 March 1944, LCDR. Julius L. Jacobsen, in command

During World War II USS ARD-18 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and serviced ships at Guadalcanal and Ulithi

Decommissioned, 1 July 1946

ARD-18 was in Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp.'s yard, circa 1967-68 where she was lengthened by adding a 100 ft. mid-section as well as an additional deck above the uppermost crane deck

Named and redesignated Medium Auxiliary Repair Dry Dock Endurance (ARDM-3)

Endurance (ARDM-3), laid up at Charleston Naval Shipyard, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 31 July 1995

Final Disposition, Disposed of by transferring to the Local Redevelopment Authority, 1 April 1996

Specifications:
Displacement 6,800 t.

Length

ARD-18 491' 8"

ARDM-3 513'

Beam 81'

Draft 33' 3" (flooded)

Complement unknown

Armament

two single 40mm AA gun mounts

two single 20mm AA gun mounts

Compliment

5 officers

151 enlisted

Machinery unknown

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS ARD-18
	147k	USS ARD-18 at the Floating Dry Dock Training Center, Tiburon, CA., lowering the drydock's flood gate to flood the dock to receive USS SC-1372, 1 April 1944. US National Archives photo # 80-G-356910, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives	Dan Treadwell
	184k	USS ARD-18 with USS SC-1372 in her basin while undergoing training at the Floating Dry Dock Training Center, Tiburon, CA., 1 April 1944. US National Archives photo # 80-G-356913, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives	Dan Treadwell
US Navy photo # 1572-005-075	374k	*ARD-18* at Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp. shipyard, circa 1967-68 during her conversion to the Medium Auxiliary Repair Dry Dock Endurance (ARDM-3) Other navy ships present at various times during the conversion process include. *USS De Soto County* (LST-1171) USS Truckee (AO-147) and USNS Coastal Crusader (T-AGM-16)**. US Navy Bureau of Ships photos now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Ron Reeves
US Navy photo # 1572-002-039	364k
US Navy photo # 1572-002-041	229k
US Navy photo # 1572-002-043	443k
US Navy photo # 1572-002-038	317k
US Navy photo # 1572-003-006	273k
US Navy photo # 1572-002-055	364k
US Navy photo # 1572-002-057	382k
US Navy photo # 1572-003-012	335k
US Navy photo # 1572-005-041	208k
Endurance (ARDM-3)
	90k	Endurance (ARDM-3) at anchor, date and location unknown. US Navy photo from the collections of the US Navy Memorial.	Stan Svec

There is no DANFS history available for USS ARD-18 / Endurance (ARDM-3) at NavSource

Commanding Officers
01	LCDR. Jacobsen, Julius L.	3 March 1944 - December 1944
02	LCDR. Wolcott, Theodore	December 1944 - April 1946
03	CDR. Kampman, Leo	April 1946 - 1 July 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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

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