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Diver-class rescue and salvage ship

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USS Diver (ARS-5)
USS Diver (ARS-5)
Class overview
BuildersBasalt Rock Company, Napa, California
Operators
Preceded byLapwing-class
Succeeded byBolster-class
Built1942–1943
In commission1943–present
Completed19
Active2
Retired16
Preserved1 (Sale pending as of 2019)
General characteristics
TypeRescue and salvage ship
Tonnage1,441 long tons (1,464 t)
Displacement1,630 long tons (1,656 t)
Length213 ft 6 in (65.07 m)
Beam39 ft (12 m)
Draft14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Propulsion
Complement120
Armament

The Diver class of rescue and salvage ship were operated by the United States Navy.

Ships

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Ship name Hull number Commissioned Decommissioned Fate
Diver ARS-5 23 October 1943 27 July 1946 Sold to a commercial interest, 12 April 1949; fate unknown
Escape ARS-6 20 November 1943 29 June 1995 Sold for scrap, 24 August 2009
Grapple ARS-7 16 December 1943 Unknown Transferred to Taiwan, 1 December 1977; currently active
Preserver ARS-8 11 January 1944 7 August 1992 Sold for scrap, 30 November 2005
Shackle ARS-9 5 February 1944 29 June 1946 Transferred to the coast guard, 29 June 1946. (see Acushnet for subsequent history)
Protector ARS-14 28 December 1943 15 May 1946 Sold to commercial interest, 16 December 1946; fate unknown
Cable ARS-19 6 March 1944 15 September 1947 Sunk as a target, 7 August 1978
Chain ARS-20 31 March 1944 9 November 1946 Sold for scrap, June 1979
Curb ARS-21 12 May 1944 20 December 1946 Sunk as an artificial reef, 23 November 1983
Current ARS-22 14 June 1944 9 February 1948 Sold for scrap, 27 June 1975
Deliver ARS-23 14 July 1944 1 August 1979 Transferred to South Korea, 15 August 1979; currently active
Grasp ARS-24 22 August 1944 12 December 1946 Transferred to South Korea, 31 March 1978; fate unknown
Safeguard ARS-25 30 September 1944 25 September 1979 Transferred to Turkey and renamed TCG Isin (A-589); decommissioned, 30 March 2017
Seize ARS-26 3 November 1944 14 June 1996 Sunk as a target, 20 June 2006
Snatch ARS-27 11 December 1944 23 December 1946 Sold for scrap, 8 November 1971
Valve ARS-28 24 February 1944 26 August 1946 Sold to a commercial interest, 26 July 1948; fate unknown
Vent ARS-29 7 April 1944 30 August 1946 Sold to a commercial interest, 30 June 1948; fate unknown
Clamp ARS-33 23 August 1943 6 May 1947 Sold for scrap, 12 April 2011
Gear ARS-34 24 September 1943 13 December 1946 Sold to a commercial interest, 12 April 1949; fate unknown

References

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