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U.S.S. GRAPPLE
(ARS-53)Click to view crew list
USS GRAPPLE (ARS-53) - a Safeguard-class salvage ship
In Commission 1986 to 2006ARS-53 Deployments - Major Events
Add a ARS-53 Shellback Initiation | Add a ARS-53 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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APR | 1984 | - | Keel Date: 25 APR 1984 at Peterson Builders Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin | ||
DEC | 1984 | - | Launch Date: 8 DEC 1984 | ||
NOV | 1986 | - | Commissioned: 15 NOV 1986 | ||
SEP | 1987 | - | MAR | 1988 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JAN | 1990 | - | JAN | 1992 | Mediterranean |
MAY | 1997 | - | DEC | 1997 | Mediterranean |
JAN | 1999 | - | MAY | 1999 | Mediterranean |
JUL | 2001 | - | DEC | 2001 | Mediterranean |
JUL | 2001 | - | DEC | 2001 | Mediterranean |
JUL | 2005 | - | DEC | 2005 | Mediterranean |
JUL | 2006 | - | Decommissioned: 13 JUL 2006 | ||
JUL | 2010 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 JUL 2010 - Atlantic Ocean |
ARS-53 General Specifications
Class: Safeguard-class salvage ship
Complement: 7 Officers and 92 Enlisted
Displacement: 2633 tons
Length: 255 feet
Beam: 51 feet
Draft: 17 feet
Final Disposition: Transferred to MSC NFAF