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USS Shippingport (ARDM 4)

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Laid down
  
5 April 1977

Class and type
  
ARDM-1-class

Construction started
  
5 April 1977

Length
  
150 m

Displacement
  
4.899 million kg

In service
  
4 January 1979

Beam
  
96 ft (29.3 m)

Launched
  
2 September 1977

Weight
  
5,487 tons

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Name
  
USS Shippingport (ARDM-4)

Status
  
active, Naval Submarine Support Facility, New London, Connecticut as of 2010

Builders
  
Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point, Maryland

USS Shippingport (ARDM-4) is an ARDM-1-class Medium Auxiliary Repair Dry Dock. Laid down in 1977, she is still in service as of 2010 serving the Naval Submarine Support Facility, New London, Connecticut.

References

USS Shippingport (ARDM-4) Wikipedia