US Navy Floating Dry Dock Builders Plate ARDC-4 USN (02/14/2011)

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US Navy Floating Dry Dock Builders Plate ARDC-4 USN

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Sold Date: 02/14/2011
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Transportation and Vehicles

A.R.D.C.-4

Auxiliary Floating Repair Dock (Concrete)

This is a builders plate from a U.S. Navy Floating Dry Dock Repair Ship A.R.D.C.- 4. It is made of heavy cast brass and measures 9” x 12”. It is in good condition and a Historical item. Below is a description of the ARDC vessels.

ARDC Service. -- Five of the self-contained docks of this class were towed to advance bases in the Pacific or to Pearl Harbor , where they were utilized with great success in the repair of many combat-damaged vessels. In service, these drydocks proved unexpectedly popular, because of their relatively great mass compared with their lifting capacity. This characteristic lowered the center of gravity and also made the dock exceptionally stable. The ARDC’s were vital in the repair of Destroyers, Submarine, Mine Sweepers and other ships. It was not necessary to admit water into the wing walls to sink the docks, and additional space for machinery and quarters was thus made available. These docks also proved exceptionally watertight and required practically no hull maintenance.

ARDC-1 Class Small Auxiliary Floating Repair Dock (Concrete) :

 Laid down in 1944 at Tidewater Construction Norfolk, VA

 Delivered and placed in service as ARDC-4 in July 1944

 After WWII, Redesignated AFDL-35

 Placed out of service in 1947 at Guam , Marianas Islands

 Transferred to the Republic of China in March 1947

 Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

 Final Disposition, fate unknown

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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