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Retriever (ARS-44)

Assigned International Radio Call Sign:
November - India - India - Foxtrot
 NIIF
Diver Class Rescue and Salvage Ship:
  • Laid down, 31 January 1945, at Basalt Rock Co., Napa, CA.
  • Launched, 16 June 1945
  • Canceled, 13 August 1945
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,897 t.
    Length 213' 6"
    Beam 39'
    Draft 14' 8"
    Speed 15 kts.
    Complement
    Officers 7
    Enlisted 113
    Largest Boom Capacity 10 t.
    Armament
    two twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    four .50 cal. machine guns
    Fuel Capacities
    Diesel 2,150 Bbls
    Gasoline 2,560 Gals
    Propulsion
    four Cooper Bessemer GSR-8 Diesel-electric engines
    single Fairbanks Morse Main Reduction Gears
    Ship's Service Generators
    two Diesel-drive 200Kw 120V D.C.
    one Diesel-drive 60Kw 120V D.C.
    twin propellers, 3,000shp
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    Recovery 163k Cancelled Retriever (ARS-44) on the builders ways at Basalt Rock Co., Napa, CA., 15 August 1945
    US National Archives, RG-19-LCM, Photo No. Unknown, courtesy Shipscribe.com.    		 Mike Green
    Retriever (ARS-44)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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