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With a displacement of 5400 tons, this floating dry dock had a lifting capacity of 7800 tons. [1] Shippingport has two 25 ton portal gantry cranes on tracks, [2] one running along the top deck of each hull side superstructure. [3] She is a government owned, private contractor operated, restored and certified drydock used to execute submarine ...
Ukraine spy agency official says ‘we can confirm large landing vessel and submarine were hit’ in blitz on Russia-occupied port
USS Cod USS Cod (SS-224) USS Cod (SS-224) underway off Block Island, Rhode Island in December 1951 History United States Name USS Cod Namesake Cod Ordered 9 September 1940 Builder Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Laid down 21 July 1942 Launched 21 March 1943 Sponsored by Mrs. G.M. Mahoney Acquired 21 June 1943 Commissioned 21 June 1943 Decommissioned 21 June 1954 In service 21 March ...
USS Oak Ridge (ARD-19/ARDM-1) was originally a United States Navy Auxiliary floating drydock suitable for dry docking destroyers, submarines and landing craft, built by the Pacific Bridge Company. In the early 1960s she was upgraded to support Los Angeles-class submarines, and re-classified as ARDM-1-class. A stern door and enclosed bow design ...
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The first submarine to have an operational dry deck shelter was the USS Cavalla, which was fitted with the DDS in 1982 and first deployed with it in 1983. [11] It is deployed on the Virginia -class submarine , [ 2 ] the Los Angeles -class submarine , [ 12 ] the Seawolf -class submarine :, [ 13 ] and the Ohio -class submarine . [ 14 ]
Arco (ARDM-5) is an ARDM-5-class Medium Auxiliary floating drydock for repair and serviced the United States Navy. Arco was laid down on 9 May 1983 by Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington, and launched on 14 December 1984. She was placed in service on 23 June 1986 at Naval Base San Diego.
USS Newport News (SSN-750), a Los Angeles-class submarine, is the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Newport News, Virginia.The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 19 April 1982 and her keel was laid down on 3 March 1984.