Gypsy Class Salvage Lifting Vessels
USS Gypsy (ARS(D)-1) underway at Houston, Texas, in 1946 |
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| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Class & type: | Gypsy-class Salvage Lifting Vessels |
| Displacement: | 816 long tons (829 t) |
| Length: | 224 ft 9 in (68.50 m) |
| Beam: | 34 ft 10 in (10.62 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) |
| Propulsion: | Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines, 1,440 shp (1,074 kW), direct drive, 2 screws |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Range: | 4,900 nmi (9,100 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 65 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 2 × 20 mm AA guns |
- USS Gypsy (ARS(D)-1), authorized as LSM-549
- USS Mender (ARS(D)-2), authorized as LSM-550
- USS Salvager (ARS(D)-3), authorized as LSM-551, later reclassified to YMLC-3
- USS Windlass (ARS(D)-4), authorized as LSM-552, later reclassified to YMLC-4
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