Rescue and salvage ship

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 manned diving operations.[2][3][4][5][6] They were common during World War II.

  1. ^ http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/s_ARS.htm Archived 2014-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Naval Vessel Register: "SALVAGE SHIP"
  2. ^ "USS Salvor Command History 1986" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  3. ^ "USS Grapple Command History 2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  4. ^ Petty, Dan. "The US Navy -- Fact File: Rescue and Salvage Ships T-ARS". www.navy.mil.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference navsourcears was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/ships.asp?ship=188 Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Military Sealift Command Ship Inventory: Rescue Salvage Ships