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Return to Naval Historical Center homepageAdak
An island in the central Andreanof Islands of the Aleutian chain. During World War II, it was developed into an air base to attack Japanese-occupied Kiska.
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Adak (YFB-28)—a projected ferryboat authorized on 3 March 1942—was apparently never laid down, and her construction was cancelled on 14 November 1944.