Salvor (ARS 52) - Naval Cruise Book

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F l l l H istory of the Ship Lss -1,Xl X UR QXIQS 1ll1-tln-tl1111l--l11p111 1l11-H.fXlflitLtJAIQlJ Liss ot Restue Salvage ships t oinniissioned on l-l llllll' l98o, 111 ship repiesented .1 Nl11,llIllv.llll .itldition lo the N.1vv's diving 11d '1.llX.l1.QL' x'1lP1llTlllllt'S O11eottl1e p1'1111.11'1 liilsslults lor 11 l111'l1 SAI .VOR was designed pr ls open ocean lUXXlll1,1, .1 taslx it klt'llTUl1Sll'1llUkl during its initial 1111 1 5llXUl to11 l thnt vtssils ll11l11 South Q 111111111 111 11 ' 1 . .- ..1t texas to ll.11v.111 11.1 the ll.ll1 111.1C.111.1l.1ndL'.1l1torn1.1 l ler g 11111111 skills l1.11e been called 1 11o11repe.1tedl1 since N841 111 tiding tour months of towing f tiring an F.-XSlil'.-XL' deploy- K pent i11 l993. Since arriving i11 tl1e Pacific leet. 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.

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