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USS ''Salvager'' (ARS(D)-3), a ''Gypsy''-class salvage lifting vessel of the United States Navy, was originally conceived as ''LSM-551'', was reclassified ARS(D)-3 on 24 April 1945; named ''Salvager'' on 1 May 1945; laid down on 27 August 1945 by the Brown Shipbuilding Corporation, Houston, Texas; launched on 7 December 1945; and commissioned on 22 March 1946, Lieutenant Commander Howard L. Kubel, USNR, in command. ==1945-1949== Designed for salvage and rescue work, ''Salvager'' completed shakedown off Cuba and put into Charleston, SC, on 29 November. She remained there until mid-May 1947, then got underway for Norfolk, VA. By the end of the month, she had commenced the varied activities which, although conducted primarily along the eastern and southern coasts of the United States and among the islands of the Caribbean, would range from Newfoundland to the coasts of Central America. In May, the salvage lifting ship inspected buoys in Chesapeake Bay. In June, she moved up the east coast to Narragansett Bay; operated with to lift a sunken tug from 130 feet of water and move it closer to the beach; then sailed for Bayonne, NJ, for upkeep and replenishment of stores and salvage matériel. Continuing operations with ''Windlass'', she sailed south on 6 August; spent two weeks salvaging two Mexican barges off Veracruz; and returned to Norfolk. At the end of September, the two ARS(D)'s moved up to Hereford Inlet, NJ, to raise ''YP-387''; and, in mid-October, proceeded south to the Georgia coast to locate and demolish another sunken tug. Before the end of the year, ''Salvager'' received an A-frame and winch on her bow which facilitated recovery of submerged objects and enabled her to lift 78 tons over the bow. With the new year, 1948, ''Salvager'' continued her work of removing dangers to navigation; and, in August, she began salvage tests on the off Piney Point, MD. She tested techniques of salvage and towing on the U-boat into November, then stripped the test boat of all experimental equipment; sank her temporarily off Point No Point Light; and planted buoys to mark the spot. Then, with the addition of two sets of beach gear, she resumed normal salvage work, again operating primarily with ''Windlass''. Following duty off the southern New England and mid-Atlantic coasts into the spring of 1949, she moved north to Newfoundland in May. In June, she returned to the Chesapeake Bay to raise ''U-1105'' and tow her to Piney Point, MD, where, in September, the U-boat was sunk in demolition tests. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Salvager (ARS(D)-3)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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