Takom 1/350 USS ABSD-1 Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Plastic Model Kit [6006]

The ABSD-1 is a non-self-propelled split floating dock of the U.S. Army that was manufactured during World War II, and consists of a total of ten sections, A to I and K. It was built in 1942-43 in Everett, Washington, and assigned to the Pacific warfield; it was retired in the Philippines in 1946.

This model kit from Takom includes photo-etched parts and decals for one version.

Specification

• Size: Approximately 77.8cm long when completed
• Weight: 1810g

Includes

• Photo-etched parts, decals for 1 version

Auxiliary Floating Dock, Big (AFDB), composed of ten Advance Base Sectional Docks (ABSD) each 165' wide, 93' long, 75' deep, with a total lifting capacity of 90,000–100,000 tons when fully assembled.

Construction was undertaken in 1942/43 at four US shipyards, Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Everett WA; Chicago Bridge & Iron Co at Eureka CA, also Morgan City LA; and Pollack-Stockton Shipbuilding Co, Stockton CA.

Commissioned at Everett, Washington State USA in May 1943.

Deployed to Espiritu Santo in the South Pacific, initially as an 8-section dry dock in late 1943 and completed to 10-sections by April 1944, to undertake repair work on vessels ranging from landing craft to battleships and aircraft carriers engaged in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of operations.

Relocated in April 1945 to the Leyte Gulf in the Philippines to continue ship repairs until February 1946.

Dry dock can accommodate most 1/350 scale WWII US Navy warships, including battleships & aircraft carriers.

Many photo-etch & 3D printed parts included. L: 778mm.

Key Specifications

• Scale: 1:350