USS Mender (ARS(D)-2) [SEP] vessel class
USS Mender
USS "Mender" (ARS(D)-2) was a "Gypsy"-class salvage lifting vessel of the United States Navy. Originally designated LSM‑550, she was reclassified (ARS(D)‑2) on 24 April 1945, and was laid down on 25 August 1945 by Brown Shipbuilding Corporation, Houston, Texas. Launched on 7 December 1945; and commissioned on 8 March 1946, Lieutenant Commander A. V. Swarthout in command.
Service history.
Service history 1946–1948.
Designed for salvage work, specifically emergency harbor clearance, "Mender" completed her
(ARS-53)
Salvage Lifting Vessels (ARSD).
- USS "Gypsy" (ARSD-1)
- USS "Mender" (ARS(D)-2)
- USS "Salvager" (ARS(D)-3)
- USS "Windlass" (ARS(D)-4)
Salvage Craft Tenders (ARST).
- USS "Laysan Island" (ARST-1)
- USS "Okala" (ARST-2)
- USS "Palmyra" (ARST-3)
- USS "Tackle" (ARST-4)
Aircraft Repair Ships (ARV, ARV(E