USS Rescuer

History
United States
Laid downdate unknown
Launched1904
Acquired6 February 1942
Commissioned31 December 1942
Stricken22 December 1944
FateWrecked 31 December 1942; later scrapped
General characteristics
Displacement738 tons
Length175 ft 6 in (53.49 m)
Beam34 ft (10 m)
Speed10 knots
ArmamentArmament four .30 cal. machine guns

USS Rescuer (ARS-18) was a Rescuer-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.

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