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USS Diver (ARS-5)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - Mike - Yankee
 NQMY
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Diver Class Rescue and Salvage Ship
  • Laid down, 6 April 1942, at Basalt Rock Co., Napa, CA.
  • Launched, 19 December 1942
  • Commissioned USS Diver (ARS-5), 23 October 1943, LT. A. T. Terrio in command
  • During World War II USS Diver was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign:
    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, June 1944
  • Decommissioned, 27 July 1946, at Orange, TX.
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Orange
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold, 12 April 1949, fate unknown
  • USS Diver earned one battle star during World War II
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,630 t.
    Length 213' 6"
    Beam 39'
    Draft 14' 4"
    Speed 15 kts.
    Complement 120
    Armament
    two 40mm AA gun mounts
    four .50 cal. machine guns
    Propulsion diesel-electric, twin screws, 2,780hp
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    Diver 39k USS Diver (ARS-5) underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo Wayne Boyle
    Diver 90k USS Diver (ARS-5) moored alongside a sunken ship blocking piers in Cherburg Harbor, France. The ship had been sunk by the Germans. Note Divers twin kingposts, twin booms, and stern anchor. The wooden boat alongside was used to detect magnetic mines. Photo from "the Towline" the National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors magazine, 1 September 1996. Stan Svec
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