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U.S.S. GRAPPLE

(ARS-7)

IT SHALL BE DONE

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ARS-7 Deployments - Major Events

Add a ARS-7 Shellback Initiation Add a ARS-7 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
DEC1942-Launch Date: 31 DEC 1942
DEC1943-Commissioned: 16 DEC 1943
AUG1946-Decommissioned: 30 AUG 1946
JUL1956-SEP1956Alaska / Artic Resupply
MAY1960-MAY1960TSUNAMI CLEANUP HILO, HAWAII
JUL1964-Shellback Initiation - 7 JUL 1964 - Pacific Ocean
JAN1966-JUL1970West Pac-Viet Nam
JUL1969-FEB1970West Pac-Viet Nam
NOV1970-APR1971West Pac-Viet Nam
NOV1971-Shellback Initiation - 10 NOV 1971 - Pacific Ocean
DEC1971-DEC1972West Pac-Viet Nam
AUG1972-JAN1973West Pac-Viet Nam
NOV1972-Shellback Initiation - 12 NOV 1972 - Pacific Ocean

ARS-7 General Specifications

Complement: 120 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 1630 tons

Length: 213 feet 6 inches

Beam: 39 feet

Draft: 14 feet 4 in

Flank Speed: 15 knots