SAFEGUARD (ARS 50) |
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SALVAGE SHIP |
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VESSEL STATUS |
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Class: | ARS 50 | | UIC: | 21245 |
Status: | Out of Service, in Reserve | | Fleet: | |
Date status Changed: | 10/01/2016 | | Homeport: | |
Maintenance Category: | | | Berth: | |
Force: | |
Builder: | Peterson Builders Inc. |
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MILESTONE DATES |
Award Date: | 08/28/1981 | | Commission Date: | 08/17/1985 |
Keel Date: | 11/08/1982 | | Inactivation Date: | |
Launch Date: | 11/12/1983 | | Decommission Date: | 09/26/2007 |
Age (since Launch) | 37.2 | | Years from Commission to Decommission: | 22.0 |
Delivery Date: | 08/02/1985 | | InService Date: | |
Age (since Delivery) | 35.4 | | Out Service Date: | |
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS |
Overall Length: | 255 ft | | Waterline Length: | 240 ft |
Extreme Beam: | 51 ft | | Waterline Beam: | 50 ft |
Max Navigational Draft: | 17 ft | | Draft Limit: | 18 ft |
Light Displacement: | 2482 tons | | Full Displacement: | 3181 tons |
Dead Weight: | 699 tons | |
Hull Material: | | Steel hull, steel superstructure. |
No. of Propellers: | 2 | |
No. of Waterjets: | | |
Propulsion Type: | | Geared Diesel Engines |
Accommodations: | Officers: | 7 | |
| Enlisted: | 92 | |
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PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS |
Custodian: | | NAVSEA INACTIVE SHIPS ON-SITE MAINTENANCE OFFICE, PEARL HARBOR, HI |
Planning Yard: | | |
Nuclear Planning Yard: | | |
Ships Program Manager: | | |
Comments: | ARS 50 WAS DECOMMISSIONED ON 9/26/2007 AND WAS PLACED IN SERVICE BY MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND (MSC) ON 9/26/2007. ARS 50 WAS PLACED OUT OF SERVICE BY MSC ON 10/1/2016. |
Last Updated: | 10/03/2016 | |
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