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ARS-52 / T-ARS-52 Salvor

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Lima - November - Bravo NLNB

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation
Precedence of awards is from left to right
Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3) - National Defense Service Medal

Safeguard Class Rescue and Salvage Ship:

Laid down, 16 September 1982, at Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI.

Launched, 12 November 1983

Commissioned USS Salvor (ARS-52), 14 June 1986, LCDR. R. A. Reish USN, in command

Salvor is assigned to ComNavSurfPac and homeported at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, HI.

Decommissioned, 12 January 2007, at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, HI.

Transferred to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) the same date and placed in service as USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52)

Specifications:
Displacement 2,633 t.(lt) 3,282 t.(fl)
Length 255'
Beam 51'
Draft 17' (max.)
Speed 14 kts.
Complement 6 Officers, 94 Enlisted
Armamenttwo MK-38 25mm chain guns, two .50 cal machine guns
Propulsion four Caterpillar 399 diesel engines, two shafts, 4,200hp

Size	Image Description	Contributed By /Source
99k	Salvor (ARS-52) underway in the Spring of 1986 during builders trails in Lake Michigan. US Navy photo.	USS Salvor (ARS-52) web site
67k	Salvor (ARS-52) underway in the Spring of 1986 during builders trials in Lake Michigan. US Navy photo.	USS Salvor (ARS-52) web site
77k	Salvor (ARS-52) returns home after a three month deployment, 5 September 2002, in which she stood in for Safeguard (ARS 50) to participate in the CARAT 2002 exercise. US Navy photo by PH1(AW) William R. Goodwin, from Hawaii Navy News Online web site.	Bill Gonyo
76k	Salvor (ARS-52) moored, Pier 2, Naval Station San Diego, 2003.	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
86k	Salvor (ARS-52) moored, Pier 2, Naval Station San Diego, 2003.	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
148k	Salvor (ARS-52) pulls into Pearl Harbor following a deployment to the Western Pacific, 20 September 2004. The ship departed Hawaii to participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2004 exercise. CARAT is a regularly scheduled series of bilateral military training exercises with Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines. US Navy photo # 040920-N-0106C-001 by JO1 Daniel J. Calderón	USS Salvor (ARS-52) web site
87k	QM3 Robert Arredondo, explains to visitors from the Navy division of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) how *Salvor* (ARS-52) is controlled from the bridge. Visits to Vietnam by U.S. Navy ships symbolize the continuation of normalized relations between two nations. Sailors from *Salvor* and the mine countermeasures ship *Patriot (MCM-7)* will have an opportunity to interact with the Vietnamese people through a variety of events, including a community service project at a local orphanage and a volleyball game with the Navy division of the PAVN. US Navy photo # 60704-N-9851B-003 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (July 2, 2006) by MC2 John L. Beeman	Bill Gonyo
59k	Salvor (ARS-52) moored at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 4 July 2006. *Salvor* is in holiday dress for a 4th of July celebration, while in port at Ho Chi Minh City. Visits to Vietnam by US Navy ships symbolize the continuation of relations between the two nations. Sailors from *Salvor* and the mine countermeasures ship Patriot (MCM 7) will have an opportunity to interact with the Vietnamese people through a variety of events, including a community service project at a local orphanage and a volleyball game with the Navy division of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). US Navy photo # 060704-N-9851B-009 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John L. Beeman, from the Navy NewsStand web site.	Lee Wahler
57k	Salvor (ARS-52) at anchor in the Strait of Madura, off the coast of Indonesia, 15 July 2006. Salvor (ARS 52) was conducting familiarization dives with Indonesian Navy divers. US Navy and Indonesian Navy divers were conducting familiarization dives to give Indonesian divers an opportunity to see how US divers conduct operations. *Salvor* is currently participating in the third phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT). CARAT is an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises between the United States and six Southeast Asia nations designed to build relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. US Navy photo # 060715-N-9851B-005 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John L. Beeman, from the Navy NewsStand web site.	Lee Wahler
103k	Salvor (ARS-52) sailors man the rails for the final time during decommissioning at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, HI., 12 January 2007. *Salvor* was later placed in service as *USNS Salvor* (T-ARS-52)** and transferred to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) US Navy photo # 070112-N-4400J-020 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Keith Jones, from the Navy NewsStand web site.	Lee Wahler

View the Salvor (ARS-52)
Histories/Command Operations Reports located at the US Naval Historical Center

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
US Navy Fact File - Rescue and Salvage Ships - ARS

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