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That would have been a Japanese submariner's dream to be able to sneak up on a floating dry dock loaded like that.


To be followed by the Japanese submariners nightmare... firing a full load of tubes at the thing, hitting on every one, and not sinking it. That drydock by definition displaces the Iowa plus another, say, 30K tons, and since it's modular it's compartmentalized out the wazoo.
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What was the maximum sea state that these floating docks could be used in?
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ABSD (advanced base section dock) were not ocean-going vessels. They were towed from the USA in sections, and were only assembled and used in sheltered roadsteads. That said, due to their size they probably rode out bad weather quite nicely. But they were not self-propelled, and as such they would be entirely at the mercy of wind and wave if they were not securely moored. This is one section of a ten-section ABSD being towed....

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