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Description:
USS ABSD-1 Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock
Auxiliary Floating Dock, Big (AFDB), composed of ten Advance Base Sectional Docks (ABSD) each 165' wide, 93' long, 75' deep, with a total lifting capacity of 90,000"100,000 tons when fully assembled.

Construction was undertaken in 1942/43 at four US shipyards, Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Everett WA; Chicago Bridge & Iron Co at Eureka CA, also Morgan City LA; and Pollack-Stockton Shipbuilding Co, Stockton CA. Commissioned at Everett, Washington State USA in May 1943.

Deployed to Espiritu Santo in the South Pacific, initially as an 8-section dry dock in late 1943 and completed to 10-sections by April 1944, to undertake repair work on vessels ranging from landing craft to battleships a
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Manufacturer:
Takom
Code Number:
TAK06006
Scale:
1:350
Item type:
Diorama accessories (injection)
Price:
£126.66
Order Quantity:
Quantity In Stock:
In Stock 5+
Availability:
This will usually be dispatched within 24/48 hours of receiving your order
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Department:
Catalogue



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