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The Resolute Fact Sheet
The Resolute is a decommissioned, three-piece steel floating dry dock, which has
served in the U.S. Navy since World War II. It is 552 feet in length, 130 feet wide
with a lifting capacity of 17,500 tons.
Last December, Todd Pacific Shipyards won the U.S. Navy's competition to receive
four five-year options to lease The Resolute. Todd's lease of the dry dock will
help address a shortage of private dry docks in the Pacific Northwest able to handle
Navy ships.
The Mighty Servant I, a heavy lift ship owned by Dockwise, a Netherlands company
specializing in heavy transport shipping, moved the dry dock from Norfolk, Va., to
Seattle. Because of its size, The Resolute had to travel 12,500 miles around the
tip of South America (it was too wide to journey through the Panama Canal) and
through seven countries to reach Puget Sound.
History of The Resolute
Built in 1944 by Chicago Bridge and Iron Works in Newburg, N.Y., The Resolute dry
docked U.S. submarines on the East Coast and kept ships battle ready for many years.
The Resolute was overhauled in 1982 at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and then
assigned to Norfolk, Va., where it dry docked fast attack nuclear submarines.
The Resolute had recorded 139 safe and accident free dry dockings since its 1982
overhaul, and was refurbished again over the last several years with several million
dollars of improvements.
The Resolute has received numerous commendations for its military service including
seven Battle "E" Efficiency ribbons, two Meritorious Unit Commendations, two
National Defense Service medals and the Chief of Naval Operations Safety Award in
2001 for outstanding contributions to fleet readiness.
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