USS Endeavor (AFDL-1)

USS Endeavor was a 200-foot AFDL-1 Class Small Auxiliary floating drydock in service with the United States Navy during World War II. Built and delivered by Chicago Bridge and Iron in Morgan City, Louisiana in September 1943, she entered service as USS AFD-1. She was redesignated AFDL-1 on 1 August 1946. In 1986, she was decommissioned, struck from the Naval Register and transferred to the Dominican Republic and redesignated DF-1. She is currently in Active Service as of 2017.^[1][2]

Sister ship of USS Endeavor AFDL-1, the USS Dynamic AFDL-6
History
United States
Name	USS Endeavor AFDL-1
Builder	Chicago Bridge and Iron
Acquired	September 1943
Commissioned	September 1943
In service	1943
Fate	Sold to Dominican Republic in 1986
Status	In Active Service
Notes	Ship International Radio Callsign: NFKD
General characteristics
Class & type	AFDL-1-Class
Displacement	800 tons
Length	200 feet
Beam	64 feet (inside width 45 feet)
Draft	3 ft 3 in (0.99 m) (light), 31 ft 4 in (9.55 m) (flooded)
Propulsion	none - towed
Armament	none
Notes	Lifting Capacity: 1,900 tons

It also shares the name with the Endeavour space shuttle, an orbital space vehicle used by NASA as an active participant in the construction of the International Space Station. Both vessels use the British English spelling of the word, rather than the American English form, in honor of the British HMS Endeavour, the ship of Captain James Cook on his first voyage of discovery (1768–1771).^[3]

Awards

• American Campaign Medal
• World War II Victory Medal
• National Defense Service Medal with star

See also

• USS Ability (AFDL-7)