Allied Warships

USS Cable (ARS 19)

Salvage vessel of the Diver class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSalvage vessel
ClassDiver 
PennantARS 19 
Built byBasalt Rock Co. (Napa, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered14 Mar 1942 
Laid down 
Launched1 Apr 1943 
Commissioned6 Mar 1944 
End service15 Sep 1947 
History

Decommissioned on 15 September 1947 and loaned for commercial service
Stricken on 15 April 1977
Sunk as target on 7 August 1978

 

Commands listed for USS Cable (ARS 19)

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1Lt.Cdr. Hartwell Pond, USNR6 Mar 1944??? (1)

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