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USS Competent (AFDM-6)

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AFDM-3-class dry dock of the United States Navy 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)
Complement4 officers, 146 enlisted

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.

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.

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

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.

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. In 1972, the USS Higbee (DDR-806) was dry docked after being the first ship to be bombed during the Vietnam War. 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. In 1979, she as given the name Competent.

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

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

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)". NHHC. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. "Carpenter (DD-825)". NHHC. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. U.S. Navy All Hands magazine. October 1972. p. 30.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  6. "Bronstein II (FF-1037)". NHHC. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. "Barbel II (SS-580)". NHHC. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. "Aspro II (SSN-648)". NHHC. 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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