USNS Grasp

USNS Grasp towing the ex-USS Des Moines for scrapping.
History
United States
NameUSNS Grasp
BuilderPeterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay
Laid down30 March 1983
Launched2 May 1985
Commissioned16 December 1985
Decommissioned19 January 2006
HomeportNaval Base San Diego
Identification
Motto"Any Ocean Any Time"
FateTransferred to the Military Sealift Command
General characteristics
Class & typeSafeguard-class rescue and salvage ship
Displacement3,282 long tons (3,335 t) full
Length255 ft (78 m) o/a
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Propulsion
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement30 US Navy (Military Sealift Command) Civilian Mariners.
Armament

USNS Grasp (T-ARS-51) is a Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship, the second United States Navy ship of that name.

Grasp was laid down on 30 March 1983 by Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; launched on 2 May 1985; and commissioned on 14 December 1985 as USS Grasp (ARS-51).

Grasp is the second 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 Grasp well-suited for rescue and salvage operations throughout the world. The hull below the waterline is ice-strengthened.

Grasp sister ships are USNS Safeguard (T-ARS-50), USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52) and USNS Grapple (T-ARS-53).

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