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USS Valve (ARS-28)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Alpha - Zulu
 NJAZ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Diver Class Rescue and Salvage Ship:
  • Authorized under Lend-Lease as Quebec Salvor (BARS-11)
  • Laid down as Valve (ARS-28), 17 November 1942, at Bellingham Marine Railway, Co., Bellingham, WA.
  • Launched, 20 May 1943
  • Commissioned, USS Valve (ARS-28), 24 February 1944. LT. Willis D. Mooney USNR in command
  • During World War II USS Valve was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Decommissioned, 26 August 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1948
  • Final Disposition, sold, 26 July 1948, to Walter H. Wilms, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,650 t.
    Length 213' 6"
    Beam 39'
    Draft 14' 8"
    Speed 15 kts.
    Complement
    Officers 6
    Enlisted 59
    Largest Boom Capacity 10 t.
    Armament
    one 3"/50 cal. dual purpose gun mount
    four .50 cal. machine guns
    Fuel Capacities
    Diesel 2,150 Bbls
    Gasoline 2,560 Gals
    Propulsion
    four Cooper Bessemer GND-6 Diesel-electric engines
    three Diesel-drive 40Kw 240V. D. C. Ship's Service Generators
    twin propellers, 1,200shp
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    Valve 200k USS Valve (ARS-28) alongside wreck of Japanese transport IJN Keiyo Maru at Garapan, Saipan in January 1945. Keiyo Maru had been damaged by aircraft of TG 58.4 and beached 12 June 1944.
    US Navy photo from ComServRon 12 War Diary, January 1945, photo Annex A(10).    		 David Wright
    USS Valve (ARS-28)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Mooney, Willis D., USNR24 February 1944 - September 1944
    02LT. Walker, John Logan, USNRSeptember 1944 - October 1945
    03LT. Pruett, Robert S., USNRNovember 1945 - ?
    04LT. Green, Keith "A", USNJanuary 1946 - 26 August 1946
    Courtesy David Wright, Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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    Last Updated 22 May 2020