USS Resolute (AFDM-10), (formerly YFD-67), was a AFDM-3-class floating dry dock built in 1945 and operated by the United States Navy.[1]
_is_deactivated_following_58_years_of_service.jpg) USS Resolute
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Resolute |
| Namesake | Resolute |
| Builder | Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. |
| Acquired | 1 January 1945 |
| Commissioned | 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 7 November 2003 |
| Reclassified | AFDM-10 |
| Identification |
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| Motto | It Is More Than Ships At Sea |
| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Fate | Leased to Todd-Pacific Shipyards, 2004 |
| Status | Operational in Seattle, Washington |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | AFDM-3-class floating drydock |
| Displacement | 7,000 t (6,889 long tons) |
| Length | 552 ft 10 in (168.50 m) |
| Beam | 124 ft 0 in (37.80 m) |
| Draft | 7–15 ft (2.1–4.6 m) |
| Installed power | 1,600 hp (1,193 kW) |
| Speed | 22.9 knots (42.4 km/h; 26.4 mph) |
| Capacity | 18,000 t (17,716 long tons) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 146 enlisted |
Construction and career edit
YFD-67 was built by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., in Chicago, Illinois in 1945. She was delivered to the Navy on 1 January 1945 and commissioned later that year.[2] The dry dock was later re-designated as AFDM-10 and given the name Resolute.
In November 1984, USS Finback (SSN-670) commenced her Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) docked in Resolute.[3] On 25 January 1987, USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709) began a SRA that included drydocking in Resolute at Norfolk.[4]
Resolute dry docked Los Angeles-class submarines on 25 June 1995 and 12 April 1996.[5][6] USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723) was dry docked on 12 August 1996.[7] Later that year on 12 December, USS Minneapolis–Saint Paul (SSN-708) underwent repair work.[8]
In December 2004, the dry dock was towed to the West Coast and leased to Todd-Pacific Shipyards.[2] On 5 February 2014, USS Momsen (DDG-92) was repaired on board the former Resolute.[9] In early January 2019, USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) was overhauled and refitted inside the dry dock.[10] From December 2019 until mid-2021, cruisers USS Chosin (CG-65) and USS Cape St. George (CG-71) were dry docked for Modernization Periods (MODPRD). Other ships worked on include USS Sampson (DDG-102), USS Coronado (LCS-4) and USS Manchester (LCS-14)[11]
Awards edit
- Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2 awards)
- Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2 awards)
- National Defense Service Medal (2 awards)
References edit
- ^ "Resolute (AFDM-10)". Naval Vessel Register. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ a b "AFDM". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Finback II (SSN-670)". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Hyman G. Rickover I (SSN-709)". public1.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 8 February 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "A port quarter view of the medium auxiliary floating dry dock RESOLUTE (AFDM-10) with a Los Angeles class nuclear powered attack submarine inside for an overhaul. AFDM-10 is in the service area near the D & S piers". The U.S. National Archives. 12 April 1996. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Imaging Command. 1988-ca. 1993 (Predecessor); Department of Defense. Defense Audiovisual Agency (Predecessor); Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. (1994 - 10/26/2007) (25 June 1995). An aerial view of a section of the Naval Station showing the repair basin and destroyer and submarine (D&S) piers #24 and #25. A Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine is in the auxiliary medium floating dry dock RESOLUTE (AFDM-10) in the foreground. Above the RESOLUTE at pier #24 is the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS BAINBRIDGE (CGN-25). CGN-25 is being prepared for decommissioning. Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, 1921 - 2008.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Imaging Command. 1988-ca. 1993 (Predecessor); Department of Defense. Defense Audiovisual Agency (Predecessor); Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. (1994 - 10/26/2007) (12 August 1996). Line handlers assigned to the US Navy's medium auxiliary floating dry dock USS RESOLUTE (AFDM 10), watch as the US Navy's Attack Submarine USS OKLAHOMA CITY (SSN 723) prepares to pull in. Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, 1921 - 2008.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Minneapolis-St Paul (SSN-708)". navsource.org. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ homeportnorthwest (8 April 2014). "Dry Dock Period Continues for USS Momsen". Homeport Northwest. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Vigor Awarded $7.3 million contract for US Coast Guard Cutter Healy…". Vigor. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Vigor Wins Modernization Contract for Two Navy Cruisers". Vigor. Retrieved 8 February 2022.