USS Reclaimer
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Reclaimer |
| Builder | Basalt Rock Company |
| Laid down | 10 November 1944 |
| Launched | 23 June 1945 |
| Commissioned | 20 December 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 23 June 1947 |
| Recommissioned | 1 December 1950 |
| Decommissioned | 16 September 1994 |
| Stricken | 16 September 1994 |
| Homeport | None |
| Honours & awards |
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| Fate | Dismantled in October 2011 in Brownsville, TX |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bolster-class rescue and salvage ship |
| Displacement | 2,160 long tons (2,195 t) full |
| Length | 213 ft 6 in (65.07 m) |
| Beam | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, twin screws, 2,780 hp (2,073 kW) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement | 120 |
| Armament | 4 × 40 mm guns |
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USS Reclaimer (ARS-42), was a Bolster-class rescue and salvage ship of the United States Navy. It was the only ship of the US Navy to be named Reclaimer.