Rescue and salvage ship

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Template:Short description Rescue and salvage ships (hull classification symbol ARS) are a type of military salvage tug.[1] They are tasked with coming to the aid of stricken vessels. Their general mission capabilities include combat salvage, lifting, towing, retraction of grounded vessels, off-ship firefighting, and crewed diving operations.[2][3][4][5][6] They were common during World War II.

List of rescue and salvage ships of the United States Navy by class

The following ship classes have been designated under the ARS hull classification symbol in United States Navy Service.

Lapwing-class minesweeper conversions

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The Lapwing-class salvage ship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". as USC&GS Discoverer c. 1935

The earliest designated United States Navy salvage ships (ARS) were converted Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".s. Ships of this type were operated by the United States Navy as salvage ships from June 1941 until USS Viking was decommissioned and scrapped in 1953.

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Diver class

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The Diver-class salvage ship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".

The United States Navy operated Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".s (ARS) from October 1943 until the last example was decommissioned in July 1979. Several ships of this class were converted to other uses, and USS Shackle remained in service as the 213' United States Coast Guard Cutter Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". until March 2011.[7]

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Miscellaneous civilian vessel conversions

Several ships were converted and redesignated as salvage ships (ARS) during World War II.

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Anchor class

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The Anchor-class rescue and salvage ship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".

The United States Navy operated Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".s (ARS) from October 1943 until March 1946.

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Weight class

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The Weight-class salvage ship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"..

The United States Navy operated Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".s (ARS) from August 1943 until the last example was decommissioned in June 1946. The Weight-class ships were originally intended for delivery to the Royal Navy under different names, as part of the Lend-Lease program. However, they were instead delivered to and operated by the United States Navy.

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Bolster class

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The Bolster-class salvage ship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".

Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".s (ARS) were operated by the United States Navy from July 1944 until the last example was decommissioned in September 1994.

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Safeguard class

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The Safeguard-class salvage ship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".

Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".s (T-ARS) are operated by Military Sealift Command in support of United States Navy operations. They were operated by the United States Navy as commissioned auxiliaries from November 1982 until the last example (Safeguard) was decommissioned in September 2007.[6] Two are currently in service as part of the MSC.[9]

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See also

References

Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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  1. ↑ navy.mil Template:Webarchive Naval Vessel Register: "SALVAGE SHIP"
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  5. ↑ a b c d e f g h i http://www.navsource.net/archives/09/37/37idx.htm NavSource Photo Archives: Rescue and Salvage Ship (ARS) Index
  6. ↑ a b navy.mil Template:Webarchive Military Sealift Command Ship Inventory: Rescue Salvage Ships
  7. ↑ http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guards-queen-of-the-fleet-shifts-acushnet-being-decommissioned/2011/03/11/ Coast Guard News: "Coast Guard's Queen of the Fleet shifts, Acushnet being decommissioned"
  8. ↑ a b c d e f g h i http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/smallships/auxrescue.htm Template:Webarchive Salvage and Rescue Ships (ARS, ARSD, ARST, ASR, ATS)
  9. ↑ navy.mil|Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Sealift "USNS Safeguard joins MSC fleet"

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