USS Weight (ARS-35)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | as HMS Plymouth Salvor (BARS-7) |
| Laid down: | 7 April 1942 |
| Launched: | 21 April 1943 |
| Acquired: | 11 January 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 14 August 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 29 March 1946 |
| Struck: | 1 May 1946 |
| Fate: | sold, 24 July 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,232t.(lt) 1,500 tons(fl) |
| Length: | 183 ft 3 in (55.85 m) |
| Beam: | 38 ft 2 in (11.63 m) |
| Draught: | 13 ft 11 in (4.24 m) |
| Propulsion: | diesel-electric, twin screws, 2,780 hp (2,070 kW) |
| Speed: | 11.5 knots |
| Complement: | 65 |
| Armament: | one single 3"/50 gun mount, two 20 mm guns |
USS Weight (ARS-35) was a Weight-class rescue and salvage ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Her task was to come to the aid of stricken vessels. This narrative provides a detailed account of such a task conducted under battle conditions.
Plymouth Salvor (a wooden-hulled salvage vessel originally earmarked for transfer to Great Britain under lend-lease and classified as BARS-7) was laid down on 7 April 1942 at Wilmington, Delaware, by the American Car and Foundry Co.; reclassified ARS-35 on 11 January 1943 and named Weight on 15 March 1943. The ship was launched on 21 April 1943, sponsored by Mrs. H. E. Haven, the wife of the Supervisor of Shipbuilding at the Dravo Corp. of Wilmington; and commissioned at her builder's yard on 14 August 1943, Lt. Frederick J. LeaMond, USNR, in command.
Read more about USS Weight (ARS-35): World War II Service, Post-war Decommissioning, Military Awards and Honors
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