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U.S. Navy - Floating Dry Docks

Medium Floating Dry Docks (AFDM)

The medium auxiliary floating dry docks - designated AFDM - could lift up to 18,000 tons, large enough to drydock destroyers and light cruisers at forward operating bases. Fourteen were built between 1943 and 1945, providing the fleet with mobile repair infrastructure that eliminated the need to send damaged warships thousands of miles to stateside shipyards. Remarkably, two of these WWII-era docks - Resolute (AFDM-10) and Steadfast (AFDM-14) - remain in active U.S. Navy service in 2026, over eighty years after their construction.

14
Docks Built
18,000
Lift Capacity (tons)
2
Still Active (2026)