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NH 98829 Floating drydock YFD-6 (center section)

Photo #: NH 98829 Floating drydock YFD-6 (center section)
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Title: Floating drydock YFD-6 (center section)
Description: Under tow in the Culebra Cut, Panama Canal, circa 1945. To permit passage through the canal locks, Navy SeaBees turned YFD-6's center section on its side. A thousand Navy pontoons were installed atop the wing wall to allow the drydock to float on its side during the canal transit. Harbor tug Alarka (YTB-229) is in the center. Tug at left appears to be USS ATA-209. The photograph was released for publication on 25 June 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 98829
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