Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

ARS-28 Valve

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
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
  • Decommissioned, 26 August 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1948
  • Final Disposition, sold, 26 July 1948, to Walter H. Wilms, fate unknown
  • Valve earned one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,897 t.
    Length 183' 3"
    Beam 37'
    Draft 14' 8"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 65
    Armament one 3" gun
    Propulsion system unknown
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Contributed
    By
    There are currently no images of Valve (ARS-28) available at NavSource
    View the Valve (ARS-28)
    DANFS history entry located at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    Back to the Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The Service Ship Photo Index Back To The Rescue and Salvage Ship (ARS) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
    © 2005 Gary P. Priolo © 1996 - 2008 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.