USS Salvager (ARS(D)-3) [SEP] vessel class
USS Salvager
USS "Salvager" (ARS(D)-3), a "Gypsy"-class salvage lifting vessel of the United States Navy, was originally conceived as LSM-551, was reclassified ARS(D)-3 on 24 April 1945; named "Salvager" on 1 May 1945; laid down on 27 August 1945 by the Brown Shipbuilding Corporation, Houston, Texas; launched on 7 December 1945; and commissioned on 22 March 1946, Lieutenant Commander Howard L. Kubel, USNR, in command.
1945-1949.
Designed for salvage and rescue work, "
(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