The USS Adept (AFD-23) was a small auxiliary floating dry dock of the AFDL-1 class, constructed during World War II to support naval repair operations. Built as a one-section, steel-hulled vessel, she was assembled at Jacksonville, Florida by the George D. Auchter Co., with construction beginning in late 1943 and completed in December 1944. As a non-self-propelled floating dry dock, she was designed to be towed to operational areas, serving primarily in repair capacities. Following her completion, the USS Adept was towed to the Chesapeake Bay, where she was stationed at the United States Coast Guard base at Curtis Bay, Baltimore. Her primary role there was to dock small naval combatant ships, including destroyer escorts, for hull repairs. Her service in this capacity extended into the post-war period, and on August 1, 1946, she was redesignated as AFDL-23. In the immediate aftermath of World War II, she was relocated to Hawaii within 18 months of the war’s end. By January 1, 1947, she was laid up with the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Pearl Harbor, remaining inactive for nearly two decades. In December 1965, she was recommissioned to support the U.S. Navy’s operations during the Vietnam War, serving at Pacific Fleet's advanced bases in the region. She was officially named Adept on June 7, 1979, reflecting her ongoing service. Over the years, she has been involved in various logistical movements, including being towed out of Subic Bay in February 1992 by USS Brunswick (ATS-3) for Guam, and visiting Gulf Copper Ship Repair in Aransas Pass in October 2004. As of 2019, she was undergoing upgrades in Dock 4, continuing her long-standing role in naval maintenance and repair operations.

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