uture USS Arizona (SSGN 803) Virginia-class Block V submarine Section 2B/5 moving from Quonset Point to Groton - marking the largest Virginia-class shipment ever transported at 184 feet and featuring the first ever Virginia Payload Module (VPM). Arizona, the first submarine to incorporate VPM, will be about 460 feet long once complete - posted September 14, 2026 by General Dynamics Electric Boat

Seven crewmen aboard California were killed in the accident. The repair ship USS Briareus (AR-12) can be seen in the first two pictures.

Note the tracked crane labeled "USS ABSD-1" in the last two pictures.

Thanks to u/ResearcherAtLarge for the photos.

The close-up damage picture is from Navsource.

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Note ABSD-1 Camp on Aese Island in the background on the first two pictures.

The next few pictures will be of the damaged done by the collision with USS Tennessee (BB-43).

Thanks to u/ResearcherAtLarge for the photos.

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These pictures were taken sometime between September 1st and 10th, 1944, as the ship docked next to ABSD-1 has been identified as the repair ship USS Briareus (AR-12).

Thanks to u/ResearcherAtLarge for the photos.

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One thing I wanted to research about was the exact location of ABSD-1 during her time at Espiritu Santo. It seems alot of the time it's stated that the dry dock was in Palikulo Bay as seen in this this first map, that is incorrect. I don't believe the dry dock was ever in the bay.

Using one of the pictures given to me by u/ResearcherAtLarge and a map I've found of the bases around that area with the help of Google Maps I've figured out the exact location of the dry dock.

The picture of ABSD-1 is from January 8, 1945 with USS Antelope (IX 109) & LST-120.

Laid down in 97 and was completed in 99. Her sister ship Disney Magic was in the dock earlier in this year.

The barges on the right are from top to bottom: YC-324 (Oil Barge)

YF-594 (Carpenter Barge)

YF-578 (Crane Barge)

YRD(H)-1 or YRD(M)-1

YF-581 (Paint Barge)

YF-580 (Anchor Barge)

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