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ARCO is a medium auxiliary repair dry dock and the Navy's only sailor-operated dry dock. ARCO is based in San Diego, Calif., and is assigned to Submarine Squadron Eleven.
| General Characteristics: | Keel laid: May 9, 1983 |
| Launched: December 14, 1984 | |
| Commissioned: June 23, 1986 | |
| Builder: Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Wash. | |
| Length: 492 feet (149.96 meters) | |
| Beam: 96 feet (29.26 meters) | |
| Displacement: 5,400 tons | |
| Lifting Capacity: 7,800 tons | |
| Crew: 5 officers, 125 enlisted | |
| Homeport: San Diego, Calif. |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard ARCO. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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The photos below were taken by me and show the ARCO with a dry-docked LOS ANGELES - class submarine at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif., on March 23, 2010.
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The photos below were taken by me and show the ARCO with the dry-docked USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN 711) at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif., on September 29, 2011.
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The photo below was taken by me and shows the ARCO at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif., on March 14, 2012.
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The photos below were taken by me and show the ARCO at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif., on May 10, 2012.
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The photos below were taken by me and show the ARCO with the dry-docked USS JEFFERSON CITY (SSN 759) at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif., on October 4, 2012.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the empty ARCO at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif., on April 18, 2016.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the dry-docked ARCO undergoing a 6-month Dry-Docking Service Craft (DSCO) Overhaul at BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair at San Diego, Calif., on September 1, 2019.
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The photos below were taken by Sebastian Thoma and show ARCO at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif., on November 28 and November 29 (aerial photos), 2021.
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The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows ARCO at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif., on December 28, 2021.
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The photos below were taken by me and show ARCO at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif., on July 22 and 26, 2024. The docked submarine is USS SCRANTON (SSN 756).
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show ARCO being submerged at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif., on October 15, 2024.
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