USS YFD-63
The USS ''Sustain'' (AFDM-7), (formerly ''YFD-63''), was a AFDM-3-class medium auxiliary floating dry dock, ''AFDM-3''-class floating dry dock built in 1945 and operated by the United States Navy. Construction and career ''YFD-63'' was built by the Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Everett Pacific Shipbuilding Co., in Everett, Washington, Everett, Washington (state), Washington in 1945. USS Melucta (AK-131), Melucta with ''YFD-63'' in tow departed Everett for Moore Dry Dock Company, Moore Dry Dock Co., Alameda, California, Alameda, on 23 January 1945. She would be Commissioned (ship), commissioned later in 1945 after her delivery to the Navy on 1 January. On 1 August 1946, the dry dock was re-designated as AFDM-7. On 28 October 1950, the dry dock would be on commercial lease. In 1956, ''AFDM-7'' was towed through the Panama Canal and leased to Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company. In October 1971, the Navy would reacquire the dry dock as the lease was ove ...
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USS Nantahala (AO-60)
USS ''Nantahala'' (AO–60), the second ship of this name, was laid down under Maritime Commission contract by Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, Maryland, on 31 October 1943. Launched on 29 April 1944; sponsored by Miss Mary Louise Reed; delivered to the Navy 19 June 1944; and commissioned the same day. Service history World War II 1944 After shakedown in Chesapeake Bay, ''Nantahala'' departed Norfolk on 22 July for the Dutch West Indies where, after loading a cargo of oil and gasoline at Aruba, she steamed for fleet tanker duty in the Pacific. Sailing via Pearl Harbor, she reached Kwajalein on 25 August and served there as station tanker until heading for the Marianas on 2 September. She arrived Guam the 10th and during the remainder of the month deployed twice to replenish ships of the 3rd Fleet attacking Japanese positions from the Palaus to the Philippines. ''Nantahala'' reached Ulithi, Western Carolines, 1 October to continue station and at sea l ...
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