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When the US Navy sold its floating docks

Floating-dock disposal is described as a gradual process rather than one event.

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Question

When did the US Navy sell its floating dry docks?

Short answer

Piecemeal over the preceding hundred years, rather than at one moment.

Notes

Floating-dock sales are described as piecemeal over the preceding century. No single disposal programme or date marks the sale of the whole capability.