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AFDL-37
ex
 ARDC-4 (1944 - 1946)

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
ARDC-1 Class Small Auxiliary Floating Repair Dock (Concrete):
  • Built in 1944 by Tidewater Construction Corp., Norfolk, VA.
  • Placed in service as ARDC-4 in August 1944
  • Redesignated AFDL-37, 1 August 1946
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, scrapped in 1981
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,200 t.(lt)
    Length 288'
    Beam 64'
    Draft 3' 3" (lt.) 31' 4" (flooded)
    Lifting Capacity 1,900 t.
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    ARDC-5
    AFDL-37 121k ARDC-4 builders plate Brian Kroenung
    There is no DANFS history available for ARDC-4 / AFDL-37 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 18 October3 2011