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NH 98827 Floating drydock YFD-6 (center section)

Photo #: NH 98827 Floating drydock YFD-6 (center section)
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Title: Floating drydock YFD-6 (center section)
Description: Being prepared for transiting the Panama Canal, circa 1945. This view shows YFD-6 with a list of 20 degrees, two hours after Navy SeaBees began the job of turning the drydock's center section on its side, to make possible the passage through the canal's locks. A thousand Navy pontoons were installed on one wing wall (at right), so the drydock section could float on its side. The photograph was released for publication on 26 June 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 98827
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