PRESERVER (ARS-8)
Year Built
1943
Official Number
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Shipyard
Basalt Rock Company
General Type
Naval Combatant
Specific Type
Naval Combatant Other
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
214.00 feet
Beam
41.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
1530.00 tons
Gross Tons
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Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
15.00 tons
Draft, Lightweight
10.50 tons
Displacement, Summer
1900.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
1196.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| ARS-8 Tank Capacity Tables.pdf |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Entry
| 1/11/1996 | |
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Acquisition
| 1/11/1996 | |
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Acquisition
| 2/1/1999 | |
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Interim Movement
| 2/1/1999 | |
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NHPA Clearance
| 11/7/2005 | VA SHPO cleared the ship for disposal on this date. |
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Departure to Scrapyard
| 11/30/2005 | "Ship departed on this date the JRRF for Bay Bridges, Chesapeake, VA for scrapping." |
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Interim Movement
| 11/30/2005 | ENRTE: Bay Bridges, Chesapeake, VA under Scrap Services Contract |
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Interim Movement
| 12/1/2005 | Under Disposal Contract: 8/26/2005, Bay Bridge Enterprise, Chesapeake, VA. |
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| 12/6/2005 | "Under Disposal Contract: 8/26/2005, Bay Bridge Enterprise, Chesapeake, VA. " |
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Destruction via scrapping
| 3/11/2006 | "Ship destroyed on this date by Bay Bridge Enterprises, Chesapeake, VA." |
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Withdrawl
| 3/11/2006 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
No status cards for this vessel
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/12/2016 | Historical | ARS-8 Tank Capacity Tables.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
