ESCAPE (ARS-6)

Year Built

1943

Official Number

Shipyard

Basalt Rock Company

General Type

Naval Combatant

Specific Type

Naval Combatant Other

MARAD Type

Ship Length

214.00 feet

Beam

41.00 feet

Mast Height

15.00 feet

Net Tons

1530.00 tons

Gross Tons

Cargo Capacity

Draft, Summer

16.00 tons

Draft, Lightweight

12.00 tons

Displacement, Summer

1975.00 tons

Displacement, Lightweight

1200.00 tons

Immersion, Summer

Immersion, Lightweight

Fate

Historical Narrative

The Maritime Administration's National Register Eligibility Assessment for Escape, available in the Documents section, contains a detailed history of the vessel.

Escape was dismantled under a scrap services contract, which was completed on February 26, 2010. At that time, the vessel was withdrawn from the National Defense Reserve Fleet.

Vessel Name History

ESCAPE (ARS-6)

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

Historical Documents

Name	Download

Milestones

Event	Date	Content
Entry	10/17/1979
Withdrawal	12/4/1980	Transferred to USCG
Entry	9/26/2000
Interim Movement	7/28/2001
Acquisition	7/28/2001	MARAD accepted title 07-28-01
Cleared Historic Review	12/9/2008	Vessel found to not be qualified for mitigation under NHPA.
Ship name change	9/1/2009
Scrap Service Contract	9/15/2009	"Vessel departed under a scrap services contract with Bay Bridge Enterprises of Chesapeake, VA."
Interim Movement	9/15/2009
Withdrawal	2/26/2010	Vessel dismantlement complete.