USS Reclaimer

USS Reclaimer
History
United States
NameUSS Reclaimer
BuilderBasalt Rock Company
Laid down10 November 1944
Launched23 June 1945
Commissioned20 December 1945
Decommissioned23 June 1947
Recommissioned1 December 1950
Decommissioned16 September 1994
Stricken16 September 1994
HomeportNone
Honours and
awards
FateDismantled in October 2011 in Brownsville, TX
General characteristics
Class and typeBolster-class rescue and salvage ship
Displacement2,160 long tons (2,195 t) full
Length213 ft 6 in (65.07 m)
Beam43 ft (13 m)
Draft14 ft (4.3 m)
PropulsionDiesel-electric, twin screws, 2,780 hp (2,073 kW)
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement120
Armament4 × 40 mm guns

USS Reclaimer (ARS-42), was a Bolster-class rescue and salvage ship of the United States Navy. It was the only ship of the US Navy to be named Reclaimer.