File:AFDM3centersectionlaterYFD-6floatedPanamaCanal.jpg
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English: AFDM-3 center section later (YFD-6) floated through the Panama Canal on it side. Towed by Alarka (YTB-229) (center) and USS ATA-209 (left) through Culebra Cut in May-June 1945. Navy SeaBees turned YFD-6s center section on its side and installed a thousand pontoons atop the wing wall to allow the drydock to float on its side during the canal transit. The photograph released on 25 June 1945. |
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Source | http://www.navsource.org/archives/14/140922901.jpg |
Author | US Navy |
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