Rescue and salvage ships (hull classification symbol ARS) are a type of military salvage tug.[1] They are tasked with coming to the aid of stricken vessels. Their general mission capabilities include combat salvage, lifting, towing, retraction of grounded vessels, off-ship firefighting, and manned diving operations.[2][3][4][5][6] They were common during World War II.
^http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/s_ARS.htm Archived 2014-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Naval Vessel Register: "SALVAGE SHIP"
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