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USS GRAPPLE
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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 |
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| DEC | 1984 | Launch Date: 8 DEC 1984 | |||
| NOV | 1986 | Commissioned: 15 NOV 1986 | |||
| MAY | 1997 | - | DEC | 1997 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 2006 | Decommissioned: 13 JUL 2006 | |||
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
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