Austal Equipment
Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Medium (AFDM)
Rennie-type auxiliary floating dry dock with continuous wing walls and sectional pontoons, able to dock Littoral Combat Ships, destroyers, cruisers and dock landing ships.
Description
The auxiliary floating dry dock, medium (AFDM) provides docking capability for the construction, maintenance and repair of ships and boats. As a Rennie-type floating dry dock, it has continuous wing walls and several sectional pontoons that provide the stability and displacement needed to lift and submerge vessels using buoyancy.
Key features
- Rennie-type design with continuous wing walls and sectional pontoons
- Operability and maintainability features based on Austal's experience owning, operating and maintaining a similar dry dock at its Mobile, Alabama ship repair facility
Applications
- Dry docking of Independence and Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ships
- Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyers and Ticonderoga guided missile cruisers
- Whidbey Island and Harpers Ferry dock landing ships
Specifications
| Type | Rennie-type floating dry dock |
|---|---|
| Structure | Continuous wing walls, sectional pontoons |
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