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YFD-2

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon - American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal

Yard Floating Drydock:

Built by Maryland Steel Co., Sparrows Point, MD

Launched, date unknown

Arrived at Naval Station, Algiers, LA, 06 November 1901

Placed in service, 06 January 1902

Designated YFD-2, 17 July 1920

Towed to Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 19 March - 23 August 1940

During World War II YFD-2 was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor, 07 December 1941

Pumped out and raised, 09 January 1942

Restored to full operational status, May 1942

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 28 January 1947

Final Disposition, sold 30 March 1948¹

^{1. Reports YFD-2 was transferred to the Dominican Republic in 2000 are not suppported by official USN documents.}

Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Draft unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown

Size	Image Description	Source
256k	The future YFD-2 moored at Algiers, LA, circa 1903. Detroit Publishing Co. photo 016351, now in Library of Congress, control number 2016799611	Dave Wright
519k	The future YFD-2 moored at Algiers, LA, circa 1903. The vessel in the dock is the Norwegian cargo ship *Telefon* (1900-1913). Detroit Publishing Co. photo 033074, now in Library of Congress, control number 2016807547	Dave Wright
413k	Postcard showing the future YFD-2 with its first customer, battleship Illinois (Battleship No. 7), January 1902.	Dave Wright
173k	YFD-2 arrives at Pearl Harbor after being towed from New Orleans, 23 August 1940. Note it is still marked "U.S. Naval Station New Orleans, La". Osceola (YT-129) is in the right foreground, assisting. The two uppermost tugs are probably *USS Sunnadin* (AT-28) and USS Keosanqua (AT-38). Motor tug YMT-5 is at lower right. An unidentified destroyer seaplane tender (AVD) is tied up at the Ford Island fuel dock, in the left center. Visible in the distance, moored on the other side of Ford Island, are (from left to right): USS Yorktown (CV-5), two destroyers, USS Wright (AV-1)** and two light cruisers. US National Archives photo # 80-G-411134, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	US Naval Historical Center
95k	*USS California* (BB-44) slowly sinking alongside Ford Island as a result of bomb and torpedo damage, 7 December 1941. USS Shaw (DD-373) is burning in the floating dry dock YFD-2 in the left distance. USS Nevada (BB-36)** is beached in the left-center distance. US National Archives photo # 80-G-32456 a US Navy photo, now in the collections of the National Archives.	US Naval Historical Center
85k	*USS Shaw* (DD-373) burning in floating drydock YFD-2 after she was set afire by Japanese dive bombing attacks, on 7 December 1941. USS Nevada (BB-36)** is on the right, with her bow afire. Photographed from Ford Island, with dredge line just offshore. US National Archives photo # 80-G-32435, a US Navy , now in the collections of the National Archives.	Scott Dyben
120k	*USS Shaw* (DD-373) burning in floating drydock YFD-2 shortly after the explosion that blew off her bow. The drydock has partially sunk, allowing Shaw*'s after section to float free. Note men on the beach, at left, playing fire hoses in the direction of the drydock. US National Archives photo # 80-G-32739*, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the National Archives.	Scott Dyben
124k	Remains of the forward superstructure of *USS Shaw* (DD-373), and her midships area, showing damage caused by the explosion of her forward magazines during the Japanese attack. Photographed after fires were out, but with the wrecked structure still smoking slightly. In the foreground is the superstructure of the half-sunken floating drydock YFD-2*. US National Archives photo # 80-G-32771*, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the National Archives.	Scott Dyben

There is no DANFS history for YFD-2 available at NavSource

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