| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Builder | Pacific Bridge Company, Alameda, California |
| Struck | 1 December 1977[1] |
| Fate | Sold to Ecuador, 1 December 1977[2] |
| Country | Ecuador |
|---|---|
| Acquired | 1 December 1977 |
| Class | ARD-12-class floating dry dock |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 5200 tons[2] |
| Length | 492 ft (150 m)[2] |
| Beam | 81 ft (25 m)[2] |
| Draft | 6 ft (1.8 m)[2] |
| Propulsion | None[2] |
History
ARD-17 was built at Pacific Bridge Company in Alameda, California and delivered to the Navy in early 1944.[3]
In July and August 1944, ARD-17 served a support role in the liberation of Guam.[4]
In late September 1944, USS Zuni (ATF-95) towed ARD-17 from Guam to Palau.[5] On 30 November 1944 ARD-17 was damaged by a near miss from a Japanese bomber while anchored at Naval Base Kossol Roads, Palau.[6]
In February 1945, ARD-17 and sister ship USS ARD-16 were at Leyte Gulf servicing ships returning from Iwo Jima and preparing for Okinawa.[7]
After the war, she eventually was returned to the United States, and for a time was laid up as part of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Naval Shipyard at Boston, Massachusetts.[2]
On 1 December 1977, ARD-17 was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register,[1] and sold the same day to Ecuador under the Security Assistance Program.[2] Renamed Amazonas (DF-81), her current fate is unknown.[3]
References
- ^ "Naval Vessel Register". United States Navy. 13 September 2000. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ Priolo, Gary P. (2005). "ARD-17". NavSource. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ "Pacific Bridge Company, Alameda CA, WWII Construction Record". Colton Company. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ "The War in the Pacific". LIBERATION — Guam Remembers: A Golden Salute for the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of Guam. National Park Service. 1994. Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ "Zuni". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. United States Navy. Archived from the original on 14 March 2004. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ Cressman, Robert (2000). "Chapter VI: 1944". The official chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-149-3. OCLC 41977179. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ Carter, Worrall Reed (1953). "Chapter XXV; Operation ICEBERG: The Okinawa Campaign; The Forces Involved--Staging Logistics". Beans, bullets, and black oil; the story of fleet logistics afloat in the Pacific during World War II. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Navy. p. 317. OCLC 781884. Retrieved 2007-11-30.