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A crew member observes towing operations aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

A crew member inspects a towing shackle aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Ship's officers observe rigging operations aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Crew members are given a briefing aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

A crew member participates in a safety drill aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three ocean minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Crew members man the rail of the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) as the ship enters the port. The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Crew members man the rail aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) as the ship gets underway. The GRAPPLE is towing three ocean minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Crew members play a hand of cribbage aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

A view of the fantail of the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) as seen from the ship's superstructure. The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Crew members oversee towing operations from the bridge wing of the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

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Base: USS Grapple (ARS 53)

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall

Release Status: Released to Public

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crew crew members operations bridge uss ars grapple minesweepers three minesweepers persian gulf navy escort us navy ships united states ships military operations us navy high resolution navy escort operations salvage ship us national archives
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01/09/1987
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The U.S. National Archives
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label_outline Explore Three Minesweepers, Navy Escort Operations, Minesweepers

S38-89-079 - STS-038 - STS-38 earth observations

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The Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4 lies tied up at Pier 12 North. The ship's deck aft of its bridge has been submerged to permit the unloading of three U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers. The minesweepers have returned to Norfolk after being deployed for 14 months in the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

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Navy Ship ARS-24 Grasp - Public domain photogrpaph

Crewmen and representative from Eastport International prepare to deploy the unmanned submersible Deep Drone from the fleet tug USNS NARRAGANSETT (T-ATF 167) as the salvage ship USS CONSERVER (ARS 39) patrols nearby during salvage operations for downed Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KAL-007). The commercial jet was shot down by Soviet aircraft over Sakhalin Island on August 30, 1983 in the Sea of Japan. All 269 passengers and crewmen were killed

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Timothy B. Stark, commanding officer of the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53), accepts command of the ship from Rear Admiral David M. Bennett during the ship's commissioning

Aerial three quarter port stern view of the US Navy (USN) Knox Class Destroyer Escort USS HEPBURN (FF 1055)

060814-N-2716P-065 (Aug. 14, 2006)Two Yokosuka, Japan (JPN) Port Operations pusher boats (foreground) pull back into port as Large Harbor Tugs OPELIKA (YTB 798) (rear left) and MASSAPEQUA (YTB 807) (rear right) escort the US Navy (USN) Emory S Land Class Submarine Tender USS FRANK CABLE (AS 40) as it departs Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (JPN), after a routine port visit.U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST First Class Paul J. Phelps (Released)

Aviation Electronics Technician 1st class Larry Franklin checks a communication link between a SH-60 Seahawk helicopter and the guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58).

Crewmen in a small boat come alongside the partially submerged superstructure of the Dutch heavy lift ship Super Servant 3. A U.S. Navy mine countermeasures ship and three ocean minesweepers are being loaded aboard the Super Servant 3 for transportation to the Persian Gulf, where they will support U.S. forces sent to the region in reaction to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Philippine media record the training while Philippine navy divers participate in a salvage exercise.

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crew crew members operations bridge uss ars grapple minesweepers three minesweepers persian gulf navy escort us navy ships united states ships military operations us navy high resolution navy escort operations salvage ship us national archives