MilitaryDa Juen
Rescue And Salvage Shipconfirmed
USS Recovery (ARS-43) was a Bolster-class rescue and salvage ship of the United States Navy, which remained in commission for over 48 years. Laid down on 6 January 1945 by the Basalt Rock Company in Napa, California, the ship was launched on 4 August 1945, and commissioned on 15 May 1946. In American service, the vessel supported NASA's Project Mercury spaceflights and recovery and the search for the lost submarine USS Thresher. The ship was removed from American service, transferred to Taiwan, and commissioned on 1 March 1999 in the Republic of China Navy as ROCS Da Juen (ARS-556). The vessel was later renamed Ta De.
Specifications
| Type | Rescue And Salvage Ship |
| Manufacturer | Basalt Rock Company |
| Introduced | 1946 |
| Status | In service |
| Length | 64.92 m |
| Speed | 11 kn |
| Crew | 84 |
| Displacement | 1,995 t |
| Main armament | 4 × 40 mm guns *6 × 20 mm guns |
Operators
| Country | Quantity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 1 | confirmed |
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