,_steams_off_the_coast_of_Kyushu_Island,_Japan.jpg) Safeguard steams off the coast of Kyushu Island
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Safeguard |
| Builder | Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay |
| Laid down | 8 November 1982 |
| Launched | 12 November 1983 |
| Commissioned | 17 August 1985 |
| Decommissioned | 26 September 2007 |
| Out of service | 1 September 2016 |
| Homeport | Sasebo, Japan |
| Identification |
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| Motto | "First in Class" |
| Fate | Transferred to the Military Sealift Command, Deactivated and placed in Reserve Fleet September 2016 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship |
| Displacement | 3,282 long tons (3,335 t) full |
| Length | 255 ft (78 m) o/a |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) |
| Ice class | 1A |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Range | 17,500 |
| Complement | 100 (6 officers, 94 enlisted) |
| Armament |
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USNS Safeguard (T-ARS-50), formerly USS Safeguard (ARS-50), is the lead ship of her class and the second United States Navy ship of that name.
Safeguard was laid down on 8 November 1982 by Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; launched on 12 November 1983; and commissioned on 17 August 1985.[1]
Safeguard is the lead ship of the newest auxiliary rescue and salvage class of vessels constructed for the US Navy. The rugged construction of this steel-hulled vessel, combined with her speed and endurance, make Safeguard well-suited for rescue and salvage operations throughout the world. The hull below the waterline is ice-strengthened.
USNS Safeguard's sister ships are the USNS Grasp (T-ARS-51), USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52) and USNS Grapple (T-ARS-53).[2]
On 26 September 2007 USS Safeguard was transferred to the Military Sealift Command as USNS Safeguard (T-ARS-50).[1][3]
- ^ a b "USNS Safeguard". Naval Vessel Register. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Ship Inventory: Rescue and Salvage Ships". Military Sealift Command. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ Baxter, Ed (26 September 2007). "Safeguard Transfers to Military Sealift Command". United States Navy. Retrieved 13 February 2019.