Will someone add USS ABDS-2 as a ship in the US Navy?

Question

I am working on the military service of Charles Lightfoot in WWII. He served aboard the USS ABDS-2 in the Pacific. Here are the particulars about the ship:

AFDB-1 Class Large Auxiliary (10-section, non-self-propelled) Floating Dry Dock:
Constructed in sections at Mare Island Navy, Vallejo, CA. during 1943 and 1944
Delivered to the Navy in April 1944
Commissioned, USS ABSD-2, 14 August 1943, CDR. Joseph J. Rochefort, USN, in command
During World War II USS ABSD-2 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
USS ABSD-2 was towed in sections to Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides and assembled for operation at Manus, Admiralty Islands during World War II
Decommissioned, 28 February 1946
Redesigned AFDB-2 in August 1946
http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/28/2892.htm

Thanks

Comments

There are several references to the ship in the book, Joe Rochefort's War.

Rochefort was the Navy Commander/Captain who led Station Hypo, the code breaking unit in Pearl Harbor, but who wound up working on the floating dry dock project which became AFDB-#.

The book might be hard to find, but I think Amazon has it in paperback.

Answer 1

Added! and fully descripted.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:USS_ABSD-2%2C_United_States_Navy%2C_World_War_II

Her service is now recognized in WikiTree

 

Comments

Thanks Russ!! I’m on my tiny iPhone and when I tried to give you an up vote I accidentally hit the down one which I corrected but in case it shows up somewhere - so sorry! I appreciate you added the category!!

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Thank you much.

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Always great helping to recognize our veterans!

Glad to help, paying it forward for all those who have helped me!