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USS AnchorUnited States
NameUSS Anchor
BuilderColberg Boat Works, Stockton, California
Laid down30 April 1942
Launched13 March 1943
Commissioned23 October 1943
Decommissioned16 September 1946
Stricken13 November 1946
Honors and
awards
1 battle star
FateSold, 23 May 1947; most likely scrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeAnchor-class rescue and salvage ship
Displacement1,615 long tons (1,641 t)
Length183 ft 3 in (55.85 m)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Draft14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
PropulsionDiesel, single propeller
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement65
Armament
  • 1 × single 3"/50 caliber gun
  • 4 × single 20 mm guns

USS Anchor (ARS-13) was an Anchor-class rescue and salvage ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Her task was to come to the aid of stricken vessels.

Anchor (ARS-13) was laid down on 30 April 1942 at Stockton, California, by the Colberg Boat Works; launched on 13 March 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Hattie M. Stevenson; and placed in commission at Stockton, California, on 23 October 1943.

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