USS Rescuer (ARS-18)
| 300px | |
| Career (US) | 100x35px |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1904 |
| Acquired: | 6 February 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 31 December 1942 |
| Struck: | 22 December 1944 |
| Fate: | ran aground and scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 738 tons |
| Length: | 175 ft 6 in (53.49 m) |
| Beam: | 34 ft (10 m) |
| Speed: | 10 knots |
| Armament: | Armament four .30 cal. machine guns |
USS Rescuer (ARS-18) was a Rescuer-class rescue and salvage ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Her task was to come to the aid of stricken vessels.
Rescuer (ARS-18) was built in 1904 as tug Casper by United Engine Works, and acquired for the Navy 6 February 1942 by the Port Director, San Pedro, California.
Contents
World War II service
Assigned to the 13th Naval District 7 February 1942, she underwent conversion at Seattle, Washington, then sailed north to Alaskan waters where she served during her brief naval career.
Sinking in Alaskan waters
On 31 December 1942, while engaged in salvaging the Russian SS Turksib near Scotch Cap in the Aleutians, she was carried on to the beach, badly holed, and destroyed. Her name was struck from the Navy list 22 December 1944.
References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
See also
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
- Ships built in Alameda, California
- 1904 ships
- Unique rescue and salvage ships of the United States Navy
- World War II auxiliary ships of the United States
- World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean
- Shipwrecks of the Alaska coast
