USS Bolster
USS Bolster on 1 June 1974 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Builder | Basalt Rock Company |
| Laid down | 20 July 1944 |
| Launched | 23 December 1944 |
| Commissioned | 1 May 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 24 September 1994 |
| Stricken | 24 September 1994 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 2011 |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,441 tons |
| Displacement | 1,497 tons(lt), 2,048 tons(fl) |
| Length | 213 ft 6 in (65.07 m) |
| Beam | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, twin screws, 2,780hp |
| Speed | 15 knots |
| Complement | 120 |
| Armament | two 40 mm guns |
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USS Bolster (ARS-38) was a Bolster-class rescue and salvage ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II and remained in service during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Her task was to come to the aid of stricken vessels.
Bolster was launched 23 December 1944 by Basalt Rock Company in Napa, California; sponsored by Mrs. C. A. Mayo, Jr., wife of Lieutenant Mayo, USNR; commissioned 1 May 1945 and joined the U.S. Pacific Fleet.