Allied Warships

USS Clamp (ARS 33)

Salvage vessel of the Diver class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSalvage vessel
ClassDiver 
PennantARS 33 
Built byBasalt Rock Co. (Napa, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down3 Feb 1942 
Launched24 Oct 1942 
Commissioned23 Aug 1943 
End service6 May 1947 
History

Laid down as HMS Atlantic Salvor (BARS-3)
Allocated to the USN prior to launch
Decommissioned on 6 May 1947
Stricken on 1 July 1973

 

Commands listed for USS Clamp (ARS 33)

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1Lt.Cdr. Lebbeus H Curtis, USNR23 Aug 19431 Oct 1945 (1)
2Saleem Dewitt Frey, USN1 Oct 1945

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