USS Adept

USS Adept (AFD-23) was a AFDL-1-class small auxiliary dry dock of the United States Navy Auxiliary floating drydock built for World War II.[1]

USS Adept (AFD-23)
History
United States
NameAdept
NamesakeAdept
BuilderGeorge D. Auchter Co.
Laid down1943
CompletedDecember 1944
RecommissionedDecember 1965
ReclassifiedAFDL-23, 1946
Identification
Honors and
awards		See Awards
FateLeased to Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corp.
StatusOperational in Port Arthur, Texas
General characteristics
Class and typeAFDL-1-class floating drydock
Displacement12,000 t (11,810 long tons)
Length288 ft (87.8 m)
Beam64 ft (19.5 m)
Draft45 ft (13.7 m)
Capacity1,900 t (1,870 long tons)

Construction and career

The construction of one-section, steel, floating Drydock built at Jacksonville, Florida by George D. Auchter Co. and had begun late in 1943 and completed in December 1944. The small, non-self-propelled auxiliary floating drydock was then towed to the Chesapeake Bay for duty at the United States Coast Guard base at Curtis Bay, Baltimore., where she began docking small naval combatant ships—up to the size of destroyer escorts—for hull repairs.[2]

Redesignated AFDL-23 on 1 August 1946, she was moved to Hawaii in the 18 months immediately following the end of the war. By 1 January 1947, AFDL-23 was laid up with the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Pearl Harbor.

After almost two decades of inactivity, AFDL-23 was placed in service in December 1965 to support the Navy's efforts in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. She served at the Pacific Fleet's advanced bases. While continuing such duty, AFDL-23 was named Adept on 7 June 1979.

On 24 February 1992, USS Brunswick (ATS-3) towed Adept out of Subic Bay for Guam.[3] In the fall of 2004, USS Osprey (MHC-51) made another visit to Adept at Gulf Copper Ship Repair, Aransas Pass, from 1 until 5 October.[4] In 2019, she began her upgrade in Dock 4.[5]

  • USS Brunswick towing Adept on 24 February 1992
    USS Brunswick towing Adept on 24 February 1992
  • Other side of the towing
    Other side of the towing

Awards

References
  1. "ADEPT (AFDL 23)". Naval Vessel Register. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. "Adept (AFDL-23)". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  3. "The small auxiliary floating dry dock ADEPT (AFDL-23) leaves Subic Bay for Guam in tow behind the salvage and rescue ship USS BRUNSWICK (ATS-3)". The U.S. National Archives. 24 February 1992. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  4. "Osprey IV (MHC-51)". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  5. Copper, Gulf (6 June 2019). "Preparing for the Future While Honoring the Past". Gulf Copper. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

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