SAFEGUARD (ARS 50)
SALVAGE SHIP
VESSEL STATUS
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.
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:
						Stricken Date:
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
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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