Salvor (ARS 52) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 69 of the 1998 volume:

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S.-XLYOR has continued te work horse tradition be- pn o11 its 111a1de11 voyage, The lip provides .1 wide range of gy xpport for a diverse group of ' ilitary organizations lITClLlLl' g Naval Special Warfare, the .S. Air Force, a11d Deep Sub- ergence Group operations. QSALVOR had ample Dportunity to demonstrate er extensive salvage capabil- r. The ship played a defin- ve role in the salvage of MV EXXON HOUSTON which had ru11 aground at Barbers aint, Hawaii, in March 1989. ln concert with other units of ombat Support Squadron FIVE, SALVOR assisted in the 'ompt removal of the stranded vessel and prevented an en- ronmental tragedy from occurring to Hawaii, As part of its salvage mission, SALVOR has an extensive off- Qip firefighting capability and trai11ed teams ready to board ricken vessels and put out their fires. In April 1989, the ship ient 16 hours battling a fire on the Barge Kamalu, adrift off tl1e aianae coast. ln late 1991 and early 1992, SALVOR set the orld record for open ocean recovery by salvaging a helicopter :im a depth of 17,251 feet from waters off Wake Island. SALVOR has earned an enviable reputation of rapid response emergencies, it towed the USS CIMARRON hon1e to Pearl arbor, Hawaii, following a major engineering casualty a11d covered another helicopter from waters off Southern Califor- a, both missions accomplished on sl1ort notice with outstand- M A Qtr! Q1 -nth- g results. Despite its relative youth, SALVOR has garnered a significant imber of awards The ship proudly wears tl1e Meritorious Unit Jmmendation along witl1 four Sea Service Deployrnent Rib- -ns and three Battle lifficiency Awards i11 I986-l99tl and most cently 1998. Team SALVOR was awarded tl1e I993 CNO -fety Award for excellence in shipboard safety p1'og1'an1s a11d 'On was pronounced Best of the Best in Pacific Fleet midshipman training, V I994 proved to be yet another successful year for SALVOR, including DlVOPS in Lahaina, Hawaii and a highly rewarding RIMPAC 94. SALVOR also assisted in the towing of EX-USS PEORIA a11d EX-USS TUSCALOOSA. 1995 began with SAL- VOR assisting the USNS NAVAIO with the tow of EX-USS DUNCAN and the recovery of a primary towing pendant which had parted during the tow, preventing damage to submerged cables in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. February and March were training months with Salvage Training using the EX-USS ' TUNICA and DIVOPS in Maui. SALVOR also helped to recover an anchor and ten shots of chain off of Reef Run- way, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In March 1995, SALVOR as- sumed command of salvage operations during the recovery of a FXA-18C which had crashed off the coast of San Diego, California. 1996 included several mine exercises with Explosive Ordi- nance Disposal Training Evaluation Unit One as well as op- erational testing of MDSU-1 Mixed Gas Diving System while at anchor in Lahaina, Hawaii. In Iuly 1996, SALVOR commenced its first Wester11 Pacific deployme11t in five years. SALVOR retur11ed hon1e to her homeport Pearl Harbor, Ha- waii in tl1e begi1111i11g of 1997. SALVOR enjoyed many port visits in Hawaii, i11cluding Hilo, Kailua-Kona, Lahai11a, Maui and Kauai. To finisl1 out tl1e year, beach gear operatio11s on a moored F-13 were conducted with the help of MDSU-1. In 1998, SALVOR completed a11 extremely successful and rewarding Western Pacific deployme11t. I11 April, preparations were n1ade for the recovery of a11 F-16D off the coast of Inchon, South Korea, i11 the Yellow Sea. SALVOR completed a combined total of 418 111ishap free SCUBA a11d MK-21 dives. Thirty five percent of tl1e F-16D was recovered, i11cludi11g the engine and flight data recorder or Black Box . Additio11ally, SALYOR re- covered its second F-16 off tl1e coast of Donghae, Korea. Duri11g its Western Pacific deployment, SALYOR had the opportu11ity to visit many exciting ports including Kuching, ljllldtl-TlOlTTJlT, Kota Kinabalu, KLIGVIYCIII-fill i11 Malaysia: Thai- landg SCI'lllMl1K'dl1g, Singapore: Sasebo a11d Yokosuka, Iapan. During this time, SALYOR conducted 5 bilateral diving a11d salvage exercises witl1 several foreign Naview, as well as many US. ships fron1 our fleet. i-111-? SHIELD CREST: MOTTO: SHIELD: CREST: MOTTO AF wr fi TIS'-Tr' l , -...,.,,...--Y - , ,,. r H. , it , Sbzeld C7'ESf t 'iiii' 6 I f ,. 1. i .1 f Z A ,fx t 5 Y l I , I 5 t l tt 1. A i ' 5. 3 W Q., 9 , i '- if-, X 'f ' ' r G 'x ,J x q O ' lst , -S' V 9 f ' . s ' -,- ri' ,,, U 7 lhl ,tgp IKEA X, S ,.., af-57 kJ,,, 'X lx 'l 'ivri H :Ve nt i A g iV-' ft Ia- ,. ir .L Ney tw T Vert, a navigational chart of the Pacilic Ocean argent. superimposed thereon at bow on aspect of SALVUR with how wave azure, lrom which a Staro anchor argent is supported at the 'jew's Harp. Cn a wreath argent and aszure in front ol' a crossed rapier and tl1llzlSS Of 11 Nh V diving helmet copper and a MK 12 diving helmet, or encircled hy 911 links ol' chain copper. On a scroll center section azure douhled argent, end sections glues doubled argent, the motto VERITAS UT EIUS NUMINIS argent. SYMBOLISM The Navigational chart of the Pacific Ocean represents SAl,VOR's theater ol operation. SALVOR's bow-on aspect is representative ol' the view those in peril on the high seas will have as SALVOR appears on the horizon to render rescue and salvage assistance. The bow wave is modeled alter that oi' the Sllfl-HCC Warfare insignia, worn by those who have mastered the intricacies of a US. Navy surface ship. The Stato anchor, ideally suited to salvage operations due to its excellent holding power to weight ratio, is an appropriate symhol ot' the strength and stability on which salvage operations are hased. The crossed sword and cutlass represent the ollicer and enlisted crew members that proudly wear the Surface Wztriiztrc- insignia. Tlie MK V and MK ll diving helmets symbolize the proven traditional methods ot' diving and the latest technological advances that have heen applied to diving tethniques. There are Q L links in thc chain, one for every planlsovvner -- those Sailors tomprtsing SALVORE commissioning crew. The encirclement ol thain represents the strength and teamwork inherent in a ship's crew. The colors red, white, and hlue represent patriotism lor the llnited States ol. America, VERITAS UT liIlIS NUMINIS literally ttxinslatt-s to 'IARUTH UNTO HER NAMN, a fitting llltrlltl lot .t s.tlv.t,t',t' ship ,mtl ghost' xxho lWl'lllg her alive. Welcome Aboard SS Salvor The Officers and crew of USS tARS52j extend to you our greetings and welcome you aboard the finest salvage ship in the Pacific Fleet. SALVGR is the third ship of the Auxiliary Rescue and Salvage Class. Keel Laid: 16 September 1983 Launched: 28 Iuly 1984 Commissioned: 14 june 1986 The rugged construction of this steel-hulled vessel, combined with her speed and endurance, make SALVGR well suited for rescue and salvage operations throughout the world. The hull below the waterline is ice-strengthened. Her propulsion plant can develop 4,200 shaft horsepower with four Caterpillar 399 diesel engines coupled in pairs to two shafts. She is fitted with a Controllable Reversible Pitch QCRPJ propeller within a Kort nozzle on each shaft. The CRP propellerfliort nozzel combination produces greater thrust and more maneuverability control than conventional propellers. SALVOR is also configured with a bow thruster which provides athwartship thrust for additional control of the bow when the ship's speed is less than five knots. Supplementary characteristics include: Length: 255 Feet Beam: 51 Feet Displacement: 3,200 Tons Draft: 16 Feet, 9 Inches Complement: 8 Officers, 92 Enlisted The versatility of this class ship adds immeasurably to the capabilities of the U.S. Navy with regard to renderin assistance to those in peril on the high seas. The mission of these ships is fourfold: Salvage of Stranded Vessels: A disabled ship requires a variety of assistance. SALVOR carries portable cutting and welding equipment, power sources, dewatering gear, machine shops, and material to effect temporary hull repairs. Se carries six legs of beach gear, which can be rigged to exert over 300 tons of retracting force to a stranded vessel. Rescue and Assistance: For fighting fires alongside, SALVOR is equipped with two manually operated fire monitors mounted on the forward kingpost, and a manual portable monitor on the fo'c'sle. These monitors can be supplied with 1,000 gallons per minute of sea water or fire fighting foam. SALVOR is designed for open ocean towing. The power from her main engines is sufficient to tow a Nimitz class aircraft carrier at a speed of 3-5 knots Recovery of Submerged Objects: SALVOR is equipped with a 7.5 ton, capacity boom forward and a 40 ton capacity boom aft. A dynamic 150-ton lift is possible over the main bow or stern rollers using deck machinery and purchase tackle, or hydraulic pullers. she can make a dynamic lift of 300 tons using the main bow rollers and stern rollers in unison. Manned Diving Operations: The MK 21 diving system provides SALVOR divers the capability of air diving to depths of l90 feet and mixed gas dives to depths of 300 feet. The divers descend to depth on a diving stage lowered by a powered davit. There is a hyperbaric chamber aboard for diver recompression following a dive or for the treatment of divers suffering from decompression sickness. For shallow underwater inspections, searches, and other tasks, which require mobility, there is a full complement of SCUBA equipment on board IEE?- CDMMA DIN G ri! iii Q it in Lieutenant Commander Bette Bolivar Bush United States Navy Lieutenant Commander Babette Bolivar Bush was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She began her commis- sioned service after graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1985. Upon completion of Communications School in Newport, Rl, she re- ported to the U.S. Naval Communications Station, San Miguel, Philippines as the Fleet and Message Center OfficerfCMS Custodian. In 1987 LCDR Bush served as a staff member to the Secretary of the Navy. As a writerfresearcher for the SECNAV's White House Liaison Office, she was selected to serve as an elite member of the White House Social Aid Program. LCDR Bush has growing experience and knowl- edge regarding salvage ships. She has performed as Operations and DivingfSalvage Officer on both USS Reclaimer CARS-423 and USS Grasp QARS-515, and has held the position of Executive Officer on USS Grapple CARS-535 and USS Recovery QARS-435. She was assigned to Naval Station Norfolk where slit served as the Ordinance Officer. While serving shore-duty tour, ltfl ill Hush furthered her education and earned a Master ot' Science Degree in Manage' ment. She then served on the CfOX1NAVSURFl-ANT staff as the Assistant Diving and Salvage Gfflcer prior to eoinineneing the VCCO pipeline. LCDR Bush has now returned to the Salvage N-WY as the Co of tht- Liss sttiwt- taizsssii, te ilwtdll het Wm' ning attitude in the minds ot the new generation of Salvorians. l,Cl7R litish's awards include the NAVY Commen' dation Medal t5 awardsi and the Navy' Aflllevemellt Medal Q2 awardsl She wears the Meritoriotls Unit Commendation rililvon and various service awardS- , , , , . . 'des l.C DR linsh is married to t, tirtis Bush, xx ho rest il in Virginia lteat h, Virginia. and runs their famly business. E ECUTIVE Lieutenant Aaron Peters United States Navy Lieutenant Aaron Peters a native of Oregon, Ohio. He is a 1990 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Operational Analysis. He was commis- sioned an Ensign in the United States Navy in May 1990. Following his first sea tour, on board USS Bolster CARS-385 and upon completion of Explosive Ordi- nance Disposal CEODJ School, Lieutenant Peters re- ported to EOD Mobile Unit 2 Detachment Kelfavik, Iceland and OIC of EOD Mobile Unit 2 Detachment 16. Lieutenant Peters has been involved in many oth- er special assignments and exercises including: search and rescue support, bilateral exercises and operations with foreign countries. He has also been tasked to Chief of Naval Operations special projects, support of the Secret Service, and Explosive Ordi- nance Disposal Mobile Unit 2 Operations Officer for exercise Fuertes Defensas '97. Upon completion of the Prospective Executive Officer Course in New- port, Rhode Island, Lieutenant Peters reported on board USS Salvor QARS-52D 25 February 98. His personal decorations include the Navy Com- mendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal twith two gold starsj and various service awards. He is married to the former Jodie Lybrand of Panama City, Florida and they have two daughters, Amanda and Emily, ASTER CHIEFS EN CM ISW1 Robert Paul Tokarek fytdetei- Chit-1 'lok.irek nas lioiii in Nl.iii.ieii.i 'Niiaragua on Degemhel. 10, 1957. lle giuidiititi-tl lioin Ixlfiliw-'ls llngli Stliool in San IOSQ' Qa, lifm-md, in lLl75,111Ll?wl1l1Nt'tllll'1lllX ioineil tlitf Natl 11'l.At11g11Sltlf1976.HQ uit-nl to Boot Canip .it ltetrtiil lniiiiiiig t enti-r, Sari llit-go, and later was assigned to lingineman Llass AA A St liool in t .riot lakes, llliiiois. llis first assignment tx'.is1tiNASt ulii Point l'liilippint-s as an ENFRH9 then received orders to the USS t li'xel.ind tl lil, 71 as an ILNFN, later advancing My 1QN2, In 19811, lit' was l1.ll1Sll'l'1'l't.l to the Ashore Mobile Contingency Communitations llnit in San lXlly.gtlt'l, Philippines, where he was advanced to 1iN1. ln 1983, he was selected as .i hi lingual instructor .md assigned to the Naval Small Craft Instruction .ind 'letlinital training School, Rodman, Panama. Here he trained personnel lrom latin Ameriia and the Caribbean 1. ff in small boat operations and m.iinten.mte .ind it as selected for Chief Petty 3 iiii - Officer. ln 1985, he received orders to the USS Proteus CAS-191 home portedin Agana, Guam, and later transferred to Ship Repair Facility, Guam, where he was .idxanced to Senior Chief in 1989. His next assignment was to the US Military Advisory Group, El Salvador, in 1991. ln 1993, he returned to the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School, this time as the Senior lnstruetor. 1 le was then selected to attend the Navy's Senior Enlisted Academy in Newport, Rhode lsland, in April 1996. Senior Chief Tokarek received orders to the Salvor in September, 1996, as the Main Propulsion Assistant and has completed two Western Pacific Deployments onboard. He was advanced to Master Chief in April of 1997 and a year later assumed the responsibilities of Command Master Chief, relieving Master Chief Iohn Schnoering. Master Chief Tokarek is authorized to wear the following decorations: The Navy 8: Marine Corps Commendatiorts Medal 131, Navy 8: Marine Corps Achievement Medal 141, Meritorious Unit Commendation 121, National Defense Medal, Battle Conduct Medal t5l, Expert Rifle Medal, and the Pistol Sharp Shooter Medal. He has two children, Eduard and Patricia, and is married to the former Lydia Castillan Pasag from Baguio Philippines. Master Chief Iohn Schnoring Master Chief John Schnoring joined the Navy luly 29, 1980 in Trenton, New Iersey. He completed Boot Camp NTC that year in San Diego, California. Other assignments included: 1980 Boot Cam NTC, San Diego 1980-81 MM A School, Great Lakes 1981 USS S ruance DD 960 1981-83 USS Tliomas C. Hart 1092, Norfolk, VA 1983 2nd Class Dive School, Little Creek, VA 1983-84 MDSU 11, Little Creek, VA ' 1984-85 1st Class School, Panama City, FL 1985-88 NDSTC, Panama City, FL 1988-91 USS Petrel ASR 14, Charleston, SC 1991 MDV EVALS, Panama City, FL 1991-96 NDSTC, Panama City, FL 1996-1999 USS Salvor ARS 32, Pearl 1-larbor, 111 FAMOUS QUOTES: re you buying ...... He reminds mc of Fed Ktnnedy, with pants! ...,.,. 'fix-'l,,.,,'., ii,,m., llrim' gtart? .... . Be 0 careful what you ask lor . LTIG Roth LTIG Labash CWO3 Moskwa LTIG Biggs LTJG Walsh 'IL IEEE?- CHIEF'S MESS 1 nm 4 X f 'W' s ' if mb x ' Y R ar if BACK: ENCM QSWD Tokarek, HTCS QSWJ Hackler, HMC CSWX DVD Sanders, MMCM CSWX MDVJ Schnoering FRONT: DCC QSWJ Robinson, RMC CSWJ Amos, PNC QSWX AWD Serrano, SKCS CSWT Cadiz NOT PICTURED: RMC QSWJ Wade, BMC QSWD Parkhurst, QMC QSWJ Snoddy I -W -1 Ref, 1 a, OPS DEP RTME T BACK ROW: ET3 Ortiz, QMSN Cook, RMSN Adams, QM1 QSWD Reiling, OS2 Dickey, SM2 KSWI Miller, QMSN Kave, QM2 McFarland, RM1 QSWD Clark, ET1 Forrest FRONT ROW: SM3 Smith, RMC KSWJ Amos, RMSN Martinez, RM3 Hall, ET2 Fong, LTIG Walsh H35 ET os QM RM SM Electronics Technician Operations Specialist Quartermaster Radioman Signalman FEEDB- -nl Go Team Salvor! 3M OFFICE: QL-RJ RMC Wade, HTCS Hacklcr, PNC Serrano V int. 7, , N r L s 'V 5? v..,,. V 6- A lui ul, PMS RADAR: ET2 Fong RMI Amos: Aloft, top of main mast, Sem- bawng, Singapore . Ship's Officer Workc-rs PNK' S1-rr.mu, YN! H1-vlvy RM2 1 SPECIAL PROJECT: L-R: RMSN Adams, LTIG Roth, SH1 Cherrey Q,-it CCM-REL L- Project, South Korea ET1 Forrest TCE? RM2 1 SPECIAL PROJECT: CCM-REL Project, South Korea L-R: RMSN Adams, LTIG Roth, SH1 Cherrey P-Yiysaxn ET1 Forrest IEE? 9' 2 A f- 5 ET1 GONZALES: A little mammal bonding A 1 'S'-Q. Bull's Eye! , W WW f an ' qw 'ug ,g h ' ,V all . HIS a flower Pot! Home al last!!! I 4 E 5 LIPPLY DEPARTME T F L I f 5 Q i Q fi 1 ,, 1 i X LTIG Biggs SKCS CSWJ Cadiz Iiiztlb SK2 Nagum SH3 Fl'iSS ' ml !'s BM GM Boatswaiws Gmzzzw Mate Muir' 'T g s 'rf , VS Q 1 af, X S is 55, Ugg!!! W f . i 3 1- .. 4:Fg'1 xg, f Q Q., f'.f .null-ff--I' 'S . .s MWWM-' it 3 1, , ' Q? 1 V'JI'Q,. V' 1 V ,f':fOf,4KW Going .... going .... 9 wma J yy, wks X il, 'Q . Q f E GONE! IEE? The Bm1f.ru'ui11c Alain' lziyc' 'in--...L Deck at its best! A1zcborec!!.'.' I i i. qi P Captain and Big Doc up after a dive on an F-I 6 Fighter Plane! Taking off gear, ready to enter the Dive Chamber! 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