It took four steam tugboats: the Orion, Taurus, Peerless, and Volunteer to tow YFD-2 from Maryland to New Orleans.

USS Stranger with the Louisiana governor, William Wright Heard and the New Orleans mayor, Paul Capdevielle where there to greet the arrival.

The dock arrived in Pearl Harbor on 23 August 1940, before World War II.

She departed New Orleans on 19 March 1940 after modification to make her sea worthy for the 6,000-mile (9,700 km) travel.

She continued repair work throughout World War II at Pearl Harbor.

[4][5][6][7] This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.