USS Resolute (AFDM-10)

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

USS Resolute (AFDM-10), (formerly YFD-67), was a AFDM-3-class floating dry dock built in 1945 and operated by the United States Navy.^[1]

USS Resolute
History
United States
Name	Resolute
Namesake	Resolute
Builder	Chicago Bridge and Iron Co.
Acquired	1 January 1945
Commissioned	1945
Decommissioned	7 November 2003
Reclassified	AFDM-10
Identification	Callsign: NDGC Hull number: YFD-67
Motto	It Is More Than Ships At Sea
Honors & awards	See Awards
Fate	Leased to Todd-Pacific Shipyards, 2004
Status	Operational in Seattle, Washington
General characteristics
Class & type	AFDM-3-class floating drydock
Displacement	7,000 t (6,889 long tons)
Length	552 ft 10 in (168.50 m)
Beam	124 ft 0 in (37.80 m)
Draft	7–15 ft (2.1–4.6 m)
Installed power	1,600 hp (1,193 kW)
Speed	22.9 knots (42.4 km/h; 26.4 mph)
Capacity	18,000 t (17,716 long tons)
Complement	4 officers, 146 enlisted

Construction and career

YFD-67 was built by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., in Chicago, Illinois in 1945. She was delivered to the Navy on 1 January 1945 and commissioned later that year.^[2] The dry dock was later re-designated as AFDM-10 and given the name Resolute.

In November 1984, USS Finback (SSN-670) commenced her Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) docked in Resolute.^[3] On 25 January 1987, USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709) began a SRA that included drydocking in Resolute at Norfolk.^[4]

Resolute dry docked Los Angeles-class submarines on 25 June 1995 and 12 April 1996.^[5][6] USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723) was dry docked on 12 August 1996.^[7] Later that year on 12 December, USS Minneapolis–Saint Paul (SSN-708) underwent repair work.^[8]

In December 2004, the dry dock was towed to the West Coast and leased to Todd-Pacific Shipyards.^[2] On 5 February 2014, USS Momsen (DDG-92) was repaired on board the former Resolute.^[9] In early January 2019, USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) was overhauled and refitted inside the dry dock.^[10] From December 2019 until mid-2021, cruisers USS Chosin (CG-65) and USS Cape St. George (CG-71) were dry docked for Modernization Periods (MODPRD). Other ships worked on include USS Sampson (DDG-102), USS Coronado (LCS-4) and USS Manchester (LCS-14)^[11]

Awards

• Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2 awards)
• Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2 awards)
• National Defense Service Medal (2 awards)