USS Chain (ARS-20)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Basalt Rock Company |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 3 April 1943 |
| Commissioned: | USS Chain (ARS-20), 31 March 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 9 November 1946 |
| In service: | USNS Chain (T-AGOR-17) during 1958 |
| Out of service: | date unknown |
| Struck: | 30 December 1977 |
| Fate: | scrapped, June 1979 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 1,441 tons |
| Displacement: | 1,630 tons |
| Length: | 213 ft 6 in (65.07 m) |
| Beam: | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draught: | 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) |
| Propulsion: | diesel-electric, twin screws, 2,780hp |
| Speed: | 15 knots |
| Complement: | 120 |
| Armament: | four 40mm guns, four .50 cal machine guns |
USS Chain (ARS-20/T-AGOR-17) was a Diver-class rescue and salvage ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Her task was to come to the aid of stricken vessels.
Chain (ARS 20) was launched 3 June 1943 by Basalt Rock Company in Napa, California; sponsored by Mrs. P. F. Roach; and commissioned 31 March 1944, Lieutenant Commander F. J. George, USNR, in command.
Read more about USS Chain (ARS-20): World War II Service, Grounded in Block Island Sound, Post-war Decommissioning, Reassignment As Research Vessel, Final Decommissioning, See Also
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