| USS Shippingport (ARDM-4) | |
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 USS Shippingport (ARDM-4) with USS Philadelphia (SSN-690) high and dry in her dock. Philadelphia was undergoing a routine hull inspection at Naval Sub Base, Groton, Connecticut | |
| Career (USN) |  |
| Name: | USS Shippingport (ARDM-4) |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Steel, Shipyard, Sparrows Point, Maryland |
| Laid down: | 5 April 1977 |
| Launched: | 2 September 1977 |
| In service: | 4 January 1979 |
| Status: | active, Naval Submarine Support Facility, New London, Connecticut as of 2010 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | ARDM-1-class floating dry dock |
| Displacement: | 5400 tons |
| Length: | 492 ft 0 in (149.96 m) |
| Beam: | 96 ft (29.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | None |
USS Shippingport (ARDM-4) is a ARDM-4 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.
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