Base, Station or City Little Creek Amphibious Base
State/Country Virginia
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USS Hoist (ARS-40) Details
Hull number ARS-40
Bolster Class Rescue and Salvage Ship:
Laid down, 13 September 1944, at Basalt Rock Co., Napa, CA.
Launched, 31 March 1945
Commissioned USS Hoist (ARS-40), 21 July 1945, LCDR. R. M. Brunner in command
Following World War II Hoist commenced salvage operations in the Far East
Decommissioned and Struck from the Naval Register, 30 September 1994
Title transferred to the Maritime Administration, 29 November 2001
Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.
Sold for scrapping, 17 July 2007 for $61,000 to North American Ship Recycling, Sparrows Point, MD.
Abandoned at Baltimore, MD., when North American Ship Recycling went out of business in 2007
Scrapping contract re-awarded, 30 November 2007, to Bay Bridge Enterprises, Chesapeake, VA., for $95,000
Final Disposition, towed from North American Ship Recycling at Baltimore, MD. to Bay Bridge Enterprises, Chesapeake, VA., 1 December 2007, for scrapping
Specifications:
Displacement 1,497t.(lt) 2,048 t.(fl)
Length 213' 6"
Beam 39'
Draft 14' 8"
Speed 15 kts.
Complement 120
Armament two 40mm guns
Propulsion diesel-electric, twin screws, 2,780shp
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