Machinist (AFDB-8)

AFDB-8 Class Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock :

Built, in 1980, by Seebeck, Shipbuilding GmbH, Bremerhaven, Germany

Delivered and placed in service in June 1980 as Machinist (AFDB-8)

Allocated to Naval Base Subic Bay, Philippines

Placed out of service, circa 1992

Struck from the Naval Register, 23 April 1997

Sold, 23 April 1997, for commercial service to Guam Industrial Services Shipyard

Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length 825'
Beam 175'
Draft unknown
Complement unknown
Armament none

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	127k	Machinist (AFDB-8) at Naval Station Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines, date unknown.		Bob Gregory YA-03 WESTPAC Maintenance PMgr. Berthing & Messing PMgr. COMPACFLT N433
	62k	Machinist (AFDB-8) and USS Brunswick (ATS-3) at Naval Station Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines, 3 April 1992. Brunswick towed Machinist from Subic Bay to Pearl Harbor during the US military withdrawal from Subic Bay. DOD photo # DNST9207048 by Roger Dutcher, JO2 USN.		Defense Imagery.mil
	69k	Aerial view of ex-Machinist (AFDB-8) in commercial service for Guam Ship Yard, Apra Harbor Guam, circa 2008.		Bob Gregory
	45k	Ex-Machinist (AFDB-8) sunk at Guam Ship Yard, Apra Harbor Guam, January 2011.
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