 YFD-2 arriving Pearl Harbor Oct 1940
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS YFD-2 (nickname: Old New Orleans) |
| Namesake | New Orleans |
| Builder | Maryland Steel Co. |
| Laid down | early 1901 |
| Launched | 1901 |
| Commissioned | 6 November 1901 |
| Honors and awards | Combat Action Ribbon, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal |
| Fate | unknown - Struck from the Naval Register, 28 January 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 16,000 tons |
| Length | About 375 ft (114 m) |
| Beam | 128 ft (39 m) |
| Armament | none |
| Notes | First Yard Floating Dock, 18,000 tons lifting capacity. |
YFD-2 (Yard Floating Dock-2, USS YFD-2) was an auxiliary floating drydock built for the United States Navy in 1901. The first parts were laid down in early 1901 at Maryland Steel Co. of Sparrows Point, Maryland. YFD-2 was the first of its kind, steel movable auxiliary floating drydock, used to raise large ships out the water for repair below the ship's waterline. YFD-2 had a 18,000 tons lifting capacity.[1]