She was towed by Yuma from San Francisco, California on 12 December 1943 first to Sydney, Australia and then on to Melbourne on 1 February 1944.

She was stricken from US Navy service in July 1972 and subsequently sold to Bendershipbuilding Repair Co. of Mexico.

The ARD-2 class of drydocks dates to early World War II and were towed to where they were required, generally forward area anchorages.

The 486-foot-long (148 m) ARD could handle World War II-era ships up to destroyer size.

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