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has heavy lift system that consists of large bow and stern rollers, deck machinery, and tackle. The rollers serve as low-friction fairlead for the wire rope or chain used for the lift. The tackle and deck machinery provide up to 75 tons of hauling for each lift. The two bow rollers can be used
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firefighting foam or sea water. The salvage holds of these ships are outfitted with portable equipment to provide assistance to other vessels in dewatering, patching, supply of electrical power and other essential service required to return a disabled ship to an operating condition.
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1368:"Emergency Ship Salvage Material (ESSM) Catalog: Salvage Equipment Volume 1 (S0300-BV-CAT-010)"
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The former USS Grapple sits in mothballs at the
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Systems
Architecting Approach to Towing and Salvage Ship Recapitalization
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US salvage ship to aid in
Ethiopian Airlines aircraft recovery efforts
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supported research operation diving on a sea landing B-17 in WWII.
1048:"US Navy Salvage Manual Volume 1: Strandings and Harbor Clearance"
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which had crashed in the
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14 July 2006. Deactivated and placed in storage 1 October 2016
1428:. United States Air Force. 23 October 2014. Archived from
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1448:"Va.-based ship conducts salvage missions around world"
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1422:"SPATIAL DISORIENTION CAUSES F-16 CRASH, PILOT DEATH"
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ARS-51 material mixed into it making it misleading)
1019:"US Navy Fact File: Rescue and Salvage Ships T-ARS"
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Atlantic Ocean, 100km (62 miles) south of
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1532:on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
1857:List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy
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903:USS Grapple - Calvi (Corsica - October 2012)
891:USS Grapple - Calvi (Corsica - October 2012)
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294:3,317 long tons (3,370 t) full load
30:For other ships with the same name, see
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792:Botwood Harbor, Newfoundland, Canada
291:2,633 long tons (2,675 t) light
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992:. 25 September 2003. Archived from
1311:. 31 December 2003. Archived from
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1212:Naval History and Heritage Command
1161:Naval History and Heritage Command
1154:"USS Grapple Command History 1987"
990:Naval History and Heritage Command
983:"USS Grapple Command History 2002"
948:Naval History and Heritage Command
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1205:"USS Salvor Command History 2003"
940:"USS Salvor Command History 1986"
357:4 military and 26 civilian (USNS)
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951:. 2 March 1987. Archived from
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711:(AFFF) When originally built,
481:Retraction of stranded vessels
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1878:Safeguard-class salvage ships
1446:McCabe, Robert (2015-01-13).
1240:Shannon, Lee (4 April 2007).
1092:. 1 July 2002. Archived from
858:Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409
641:Recovery of submerged objects
776:Adriatic Sea (F-16 recovery)
760:In September 1988, LST-1190
1302:"US Navy Salvor's Handbook"
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1610:Military Sealift Command
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424:Military Sealift Command
1852:Rescue and salvage ship
1086:"US Navy Towing Manual"
408:rescue and salvage ship
320:17 ft (5.2 m)
304:255 ft (78 m)
280:rescue and salvage ship
265:General characteristics
27:Rescue and salvage ship
18:USNS Grapple (T-ARS-53)
700:Off-ship fire-fighting
596:Little Creek, Virginia
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1577:Naval Vessel Register
1548:Naval Vessel Register
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1616:on 5 February 2012.
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1246:Naval Safety Center
842:Swissair Flight 111
836:In September 1998,
826:EgyptAir Flight 990
520:The centerpiece of
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1543:"Grapple (ARS 53)"
1452:The Progress Index
1221:on 3 November 2012
1170:on 22 October 2012
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1023:United States Navy
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