USS Escape (ARS-6) was an Diver-class rescue and salvage ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for coming to the aid of stricken vessels.
Escape (ARS-6) was launched 22 November 1942 by Basalt Rock Company in Napa, California; sponsored by Mrs. J. E. Brenner; and commissioned 20 November 1943, Lieutenant W. T. Williams in command.
Read more about USS Escape (ARS-6): World War II Service, End of War in Europe, Recommissioning During Korean War, Project Mercury, Transfer To Coast Guard, Final Decommissioning, Military Awards and Honors
Famous quotes containing the word escape:
“Hell is oneself,
Hell is alone, the other figures in it
Merely projections. There is nothing to escape from
And nothing to escape to. One is always alone.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)