USS Competent (AFDM-6)

USS Competent (AFDM-6), (former YFD-62), was an AFDM-3-class floating dry dock built in 1943 and operated by the United States Navy.[1]

For other ships with the same name, see USS Competent.

USS AFDM-6 and USS Higbee
History
United States
NameCompetent
NamesakeCompetent
BuilderEverett Pacific Shipbuilding Co.
Acquired1 June 1944
CommissionedJune 1944
DecommissionedAugust 1997
ReclassifiedAFDM-6, 1945
Stricken21 August 1997
HomeportPearl Harbor
Identification
Honors and
awards		See Awards
FateTransferred to PT Arpeni Pratama
StatusOperational in Batam, Riau Islands
General characteristics
Class and typeAFDM-3-class floating drydock
Displacement8,000 t (7,874 long tons)
Length552 ft 10 in (168.50 m)
Beam124 ft 0 in (37.80 m)
Draft7–15 ft (2.1–4.6 m)
Installed power1,600 hp (1,193 kW)
Speed22.9 knots (42.4 km/h; 26.4 mph)
Complement4 officers, 146 enlisted

Construction and career

YFD-62 Auxiliary floating drydock was built at the Everett Pacific Shipbuilding Shipyard, in Everett, Washington in 1944. She was commissioned in June 1944.[2]

In 1945, the dry dock was re-designated as AFDM-6.[2]

In 1968, USS Wandank (ATA-204) performed island survey duties in the Western Carolinas and subsequently helped to search for AFDM-6 which had broken loose from her civilian tow vessel.[3]

USS Carpenter (DD-825) while steaming towards Subic Bay that day, the crew discovered several leaks in the ship's hull. Moving immediately into dry dock AFDM-6 at Subic Bay, the rusted plating was repaired by work crews and Carpenter returned to Yankee Station on 5 November 1971.[4] In 1972, the USS Higbee (DDR-806) was dry docked after being the first ship to be bombed during the Vietnam War.[5] From 14 to 22 August 1975, USS Bronstein (FF-1037) returned to Subic Bay to have a hole in her shaft repaired while on the blocks in AFDM-6.[6] In 1979, she as given the name Competent.[2]

On 16 February 1981, USS Barbel (SS-580) moved into Competent at Pearl Harbor for a two-week drydock period.[7] On 16 January 1984, USS Aspro (SSN-648) entered the floating drydock Competent for a restricted availability.[8] USS Los Angeles (SSN-688) was dry docked from 9 May until 1 July 1986.[9] From 20 May until 24 June 1987, the USS Bremerton (SSN-698) underwent dry docking inside Competent.[10] On 1 March 1988, Los Angeles was again dry docked for Selected Restricted Availability and undocked on 11 May.[11]

Bremerton started the year 1995 in drydock aboard the Competent.[12] She was decommissioned in August 1997 and later stricken from the Naval Register on 21 August.[2] The dry dock was donated to a private company to be used in Kalaeloa.[2] LAter sold to PT Arpeni Pratama Ocean Line to be operated in Batam, Indonesia.[2]

Awards

References
  1. "Competent (AFDM-6)". Naval Vessel Register. 6 October 2005. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. "Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock (ARD)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. "Wandank II (ATA-204)". public1.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. "Carpenter (DD-825)". public1.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. U.S. Navy All Hands magazine. October 1972. p. 30.
  6. "Bronstein II (FF-1037)". public1.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. "Barbel II (SS-580)". public1.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. "Aspro II (SSN-648)". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  9. "ANNUAL COMMAND HISTORY" (PDF). Commanding Officer, USS LOS ANGELES (SSN 688): Encl (2). 1986.
  10. "COMMAND HISTORY (OPNAV5750-1)" (PDF). Commanding Officer, USS BREMERTON (SSN 698): Encl (2). 1987.
  11. "ANNUAL COMMAND HISTORY" (PDF). Commanding Officer, USS LOS ANGELES (SSN 688): Encl (3). 1988.
  12. "COMMAND HISTORY (OPNAV 5750-1)" (PDF). Commanding Officer, USS BREMERTON (SSN 698): Encl (3).
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