_tows_USS_Des_Moines_(CA-134)_to_the_scrapyard,_in_October_2006.jpg) USNS Grasp towing the ex-USS Des Moines for scrapping.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USNS Grasp |
| Builder | Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay |
| Laid down | 30 March 1983 |
| Launched | 2 May 1985 |
| Commissioned | 16 December 1985 |
| Decommissioned | 19 January 2006 |
| Homeport | Naval Base San Diego |
| Identification |
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| Motto | "Any Ocean Any Time" |
| Fate | Transferred to the Military Sealift Command |
| 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) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 30 US Navy (Military Sealift Command) Civilian Mariners. |
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USNS Grasp (T-ARS-51) is a Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship, the second United States Navy ship of that name.
Grasp was laid down on 30 March 1983 by Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; launched on 2 May 1985; and commissioned on 14 December 1985 as USS Grasp (ARS-51).[1][2]
Grasp is the second 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 Grasp well-suited for rescue and salvage operations throughout the world. The hull below the waterline is ice-strengthened.
Grasp sister ships are USS Safeguard (ARS-50), USS Salvor (ARS-52), and USS Grapple (ARS-53).
- ^ "Grasp II (ARS-51)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51)". Naval Vessel Register. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019.