USS Rescuer
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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.
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Laid down | date unknown |
Launched | 1904 |
Acquired | 6 February 1942 |
Commissioned | 31 December 1942 |
Stricken | 22 December 1944 |
Fate | Wrecked 31 December 1942; later 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 |
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