Diver-class rescue and salvage ship

USS Diver (ARS-5)
Class overview
Builders:	Basalt Rock Company, Napa, California
Operators:	United States Navy
Built:	1942–1943
In commission:	1943–2011
Completed:	17
General characteristics
Type:	Rescue and salvage ship
Tonnage:	1,441 long tons (1,464 t)
Displacement:	1,630 long tons (1,656 t)
Length:	213 ft 6 in (65.07 m)
Beam:	39 ft (12 m)
Draft:	14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Propulsion:	Diesel-electric, 2,780 hp (2,073 kW) twin screws
Complement:	120
Armament:	4 × 40 mm guns 4 × .50 cal machine guns

The Diver class of rescue and salvage ship were operated by the United States Navy.

Ships in class

• USS Diver (ARS-5)
• USS Escape (ARS-6), later USCGC Escape (WMEC-6)
• USS Grapple (ARS-7), later as ROCS Da Hu (ARS-552)
• USS Preserver (ARS-8)
• USS Shackle (ARS-9), later USCGC Acushnet (WMEC-167)
• USS Protector (ARS-14)
• USS Cable (ARS-19)
• USS Chain (ARS-20), later USNS Chain (T-AGOR-17)
• USS Curb (ARS-21)
• USS Current (ARS-22)
• USS Deliver (ARS-23), late as ROKS Gumi (ARS-26)
• USS Grasp (ARS-24), later as ROKS Changwon (ARS-25)
• USS Seize (ARS-26), later USCGC Yocona (WAT-168)
• USS Snatch (ARS-27), later R/V Argo
• USS Valve (ARS-28)
• USS Vent (ARS-29)
• USS Clamp (ARS-33)
• USS Gear (ARS-34)

References

• This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.