Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

IX-217 USS Tackle

• Unclassified Vessel (Salvage Ship):
• Displacement: 6,500 tons
• Length: 311'
• Beam: 45'
• Draft: 17'
• Speed: 10 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50
• Complement: 65
• Built at Newport News as SS W.R. Chamberlain,Jr.. in 1912
• Acquired by USN at Oran 19 June 1943, and commissioned as ARS-37 5 August 1943
• Redesignated Salvage Ship Tender--ARS(T) 1 February 1945
• Redesignated IX-217 13 February 1945

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Tackle

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