USS Waterford
USS Waterford (ARD-5) at New London, Connecticut
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Waterford |
Namesake | Waterford, Connecticut |
Builder | Pacific Bridge Co. |
Laid down | 22 September 1941 |
Launched | 12 March 1942 |
Commissioned | 3 July 1943 |
Decommissioned | 9 September 1997 |
Reinstated | 1999, Chilean Navy |
Motto | "We Lift The Fleet!"[2] [3] "We Preserve" [4] |
Status | In service with Chilean Navy[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | ARD-2-class Auxiliary Repair Dock |
Displacement | 4,800 tons (Light) |
Length | 482 Feet, 7 Inches |
Beam | 71 Feet |
Draft | 5 Feet |
Complement | 6 Officers, 125 Enlisted |
Armament | Two single 20mm gun mounts |
Aircraft carried | None |
Aviation facilities | None |
USS Waterford (ARD-5) was an Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock of the United States Navy during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War. She later served the Chilean Navy as Talcahuano (133).
Ship History
Waterford (ARD-5) was originally the unnamed, steel-hulled, auxiliary repair drydock ARD-5. She was completed in June 1942 at San Diego, California, by the Pacific Bridge Co. During the war, she served Pearl Harbor and San Fransisco. At the end of World War II she was serving at the navy yard at Mare Island, California. She remained there until shifting to the east coast to serve the repair needs of the Atlantic Fleet. ARD-5 was named Waterford on 17 November 1976. She remained active, "in service" with the Atlantic Fleet into 1979 -- serving Groton and Naval Submarine Base New London. In 1984, Waterford assisted in repairs of the USS Sculpin.
Fate
In February 1997, the nuclear research submarine NR-1 docked, and undocked by late March. [5] Waterford was decommissioned on 9 September 1997, and struck from the Naval Register on 1 October 1997. On 10 March 1999, she was disposed of via the Security Assistance Program to the Republic of Chile. She was renamed Talcahuano (133) on 30 August 1999.
International radio call sign of USS Waterford | |||
November | Charlie | Echo | Alpha |
List of Commanding Officers/Officers-In-Charge
Order | Name | Rank | Assumed Command | Relieved |
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1 | Clarence S. Williams | CDR | 3 July 1942 | January 1943 |
2 | Francis Willis Beard | LCDR | January 1943 | April 1943 |
3 | Thomas W. Sheridan | CDR | April 1943 | 13 August 1943 |
4 | Ross C. Parker | CDR | 13 August 1943 | May 1944 |
5 | Harmon Fredericks | CDR | May 1944 | June 1944 |
6 | James B. Spangler | LCDR | June 1944 | September 1944 |
7 | Mortiner Blake Crossman | LCDR | September 1944 | 30 August 1946 |
8 | Terril Alexander Efird | LT | 30 August 1946 | ???? |
9 | Thomas C. Lusk | LT | ???? | ???? |
10 | Henry Thomas Claudy | CHBOSN | ???? | ???? |
11 | William George Furnholm | LT | ???? | April 1965 |
12 | James B. Jacobson | LT | April 1965 | October 1967 |
13 | Norman Walter Simonelli | LT | October 1967 | January 1970 |
14 | R.W. Brann | LT | January 1970 | August 1974 |
15 | R.W. Ellis | LT | August 1974 | November 1974 |
16 | Eugene F. Goode | LCDR | November 1977 | December 1977 |
19 | Carl Dahlman [7] | LCDR | ???? | 20 October 1985 |
20 | Kenneth Dal Peitzmeyer [8] | CDR | 20 October 1985 | November 1986 |
Ship Awards
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation | Battle Effectiveness Award with Wreathed 'E' (7 awards) | American Campaign Medal |
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal | World War II Victory Medal | National Defense Service Medal with 2 service stars |
External links
- [1]- NavSource, ARD-5 WATERFORD
- [2]- The USS Waterford
- [3] Page 40-43, All Hands Magazine, March 1984
- [4]- U.S. Naval Register, ARD-5
- [5]- Navy Crew List ARD-5
References
- ^ http://shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/auxafd.htm
- ^ https://bluejacket.com/usn/insignia/sp/a/ard5_insig.jpg
- ^ http://www.hullnumber.com/crew1.php?cm=ARD-5
- ^ http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/archpdf/ah198403.pdf
- ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ardm.htm
- ^ http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/67/6705.htm
- ^ http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/archpdf/ah198403.pdf
- ^ http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/67/09670510.jpg
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.