
| No. | Name | Conv. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AB-1 | Crane Ship No. 1 | 1920 | Converted from BB-5 Kearsarge , built in 1900 |


Battleship Iowa in Advanced Base Dock


ABSD-1, USS California docked inside
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| ABSD-1 | 10May1943 | ||
| ABSD-2 | 14Aug1943 | ||
| ABSD-3 | 27Oct1943 | ||
| ABSD-4 | 30Mar1944 | ||
| ABSD-5 | 15Jun1944 | ||
| ABSD-6 | 28Sep1944 | ||
| ABSD-7 | 6Jan1945 |
ADs provide DDs and DEs with mobile base and repair facilities, supplying fuel, ammunition and other stores.
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AD-2 | Melville | 1915 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AD-3 | Dobbin | 1924 | |
| AD-4 | Whitney | 1924 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AD-9 | Black Hawk | 1918 | ex-SS Santa Catalina |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AD-11 | Altair | 1921 | |
| AD-12 | Denebola | 1921 | |
| AD-13 | Rigel | 1922 1944 |
Converted from United Fruit liner Converted to Repair Ship AR-11 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AD-14 | Dixie | 1940 | |
| AD-17 | Piedmont | 1944 | |
| AD-15 | Prairie | 1940 | |
| AD-18 | Sierra | 1944 | |
| AD-19 | Yosemite | 1944 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AD-16 | Cascade | 1943 | Maritime Commission C3-S1-N2 type |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AD-34 | Alcor | 1944 | Converted from Repair Ship AR-10 |
| AD-23 | Arcadia | 1945 | |
| AD-36 | Bryce Canyon | 1944 | |
| AD-24 | Everglades | 1945 | |
| AD-25 | Frontier | 1945 | |
| AD-28 | Grand Canyon | 1942 | |
| AD-30 | Great Lakes | 1944 | |
| AD-20 | Hamul | 1942 | Converted from Cargo Ship AK-30 |
| AD-29 | Isle Royale | 1942 | |
| AD-21 | Markab | 1942 | Converted from Cargo Ship AK-31New York Shipbuilding Co. |
| AD-22 | Klondike | 1945 | |
| AD-26 | Shenandoah | 1945 | |
| AD-31 | Tidewater | 1944 | |
| AD-27 | Yellowstone | 1945 |
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