USS GRAPPLE ARS 53 |
Keel Laid: April 25, 1984 Launched: December 8, 1984 Commissioned: November 15, 1986 Decommissioned: July 13, 2006 Builder: Peterson Builders Propulsion system: 4 Caterpiller 399 Diesels, 2 shafts, 4,200 horsepower Length, overall: 255 feet (77.7 meters) Beam: 51 feet (15.5 meters) Draft: 18 feet Displacement: 18.874 tons full load Speed: 14 knots Crew: 6 officers, 94 enlisted, 8 Special Forces personnel Capacity: - Salvage capability: 7.5-ton capacity boom forward; 40-ton capacity boom aft - Heavy lift: Capable of a hauling force of 150 tons - Diving Depth: 190 feet (57.9 meters), using air Armament: - 2 .50 cal machine gun mounts - 2 MK 38 25mm guns |