USS Grasp (ARS-24)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Builder | Basalt Rock Company |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 31 July 1943 |
| Commissioned | 22 August 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 12 December 1946 |
| In service | 10 October 1950 |
| Out of service | date unknown |
| Stricken | 31 March 1978 |
| Fate | Sold to South Korea, 31 March 1978 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,441 tons |
| Displacement | 1,630 tons |
| Length | 213 ft 6 in (65.07 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) |
| Propulsion | diesel-electric, twin screws, 2,780 hp |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 120 |
| Armament | four 40 mm guns, four 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns |
USS Grasp (ARS-24) was a Diver-class rescue and salvage ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Her task was to come to the aid of stricken vessels.