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History
USS HoistUnited States
BuilderBasalt Rock Company
Laid down13 September 1944
Launched31 March 1945
Commissioned21 July 1945
Decommissioned30 September 1994
Stricken30 September 1994
FateSold for scrapping, 17 July 2007
General characteristics
Tonnage1,441 tons
Displacement1,497 tons(lt), 2,048 tons(fl)
Length213 ft 6 in (65.07 m)
Beam39 ft (12 m)
Draught14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
Propulsiondiesel-electric, twin screws, 2,780hp
Speed15 knots
Complement120
Armamenttwo 40 mm guns

USS Hoist (ARS-40) was a Bolster-class rescue and salvage ship acquired by the United States Navy during World War II. Her task was to come to the aid of stricken vessels.

Hoist was launched 31 March 1945 by the Basalt Rock Company shipyard near Napa, California; sponsored by Mrs. William E. Howard; and commissioned 21 July 1945.

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