Safeguard-class salvage ship
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| Name: | USS Safeguard |
| Builder: | Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay |
| Laid down: | 8 November 1982 |
| Launched: | 12 November 1983 |
| Commissioned: | 17 August 1985 |
| Decommissioned: | 26 September 2007 |
| Out of service: | 1 September 2016 |
| Homeport: | Sasebo, Japan |
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| Motto: | "First in Class" |
| Fate: | Transferred to the Military Sealift Command, Deactivated and sent to Mothball Fleet September 2016 |
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| Class and type: | Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship |
| Displacement: | 3,282 long tons (3,335 t) full |
| Length: | 255 ft (78 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) |
| Ice class: | 1A |
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| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Range: | 17,500 |
| Complement: | 100 (6 officers, 94 enlisted) |
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USNS Safeguard (T-ARS-50), (formerly USS Safeguard (ARS-50)), is the lead ship of her class and the second United States Navy ship of that name.
Safeguard was laid down on 8 November 1982 by Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; launched on 12 November 1983; and commissioned on 17 August 1985.
Safeguard is the lead ship of the newest auxiliary rescue and salvage class of vessels constructed for the US Navy. The rugged construction of this steel-hulled vessel, combined with her speed and endurance, make Safeguard well-suited for rescue and salvage operations throughout the world. The hull below the waterline is ice-strengthened.
USNS Safeguard's sister ships are the USNS Grasp (T-ARS-51), USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52), USNS Grapple (T-ARS-53).
On 26 September 2007 USS Safeguard was transferred to the Military Sealift Command as USNS Safeguard (T-ARS-50).
Like all Safeguard class rescue and salvage ships, Safeguard serves as an element of the United States Navy's Combat Logistics Support Force and provides rescue and salvage services to the fleet at sea. She also supported the protection of forces ashore through post-assault salvage operations in close proximity to the shore. She is designed to perform combat salvage, lifting, towing, off-ship firefighting, manned diving operations, and emergency repairs to stranded or disabled vessels.
Disabled or stranded ships might require various types of assistance before retraction or towing can be attempted. In her 21,000 cubic feet (590 m3) salvage hold, Safeguard carries transportable cutting and welding equipment, hydraulic and electric power sources, and de-watering gear. Safeguard also has salvage and machine shops, and hull repair materials to effect temporary hull repairs on stranded or otherwise damaged ships.
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