USS RECLAIMER
 ARS 42
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Pat Winston YN3 -1968-69
CHRISTMAS ISLAND

Specifications:
Displacement 1,497 t.(lt) 2,048 t.(fl)
Length 213' 6"
Beam 39'
Draft 14' 8"
Speed 15 kts.
Complement 120
Armament two 40mm guns
Propulsion diesel-electric,
                  twin screws, 2,780hp

Commissioned USS Reclaimer (ARS-42),
                              20 December 1945 
        
USS Reclaimer earned five battle stars for Korean War service and
8 campaign stars for Vietnam War service



Bow photo by  Dennis Pangburn EN2, USS Reclaimer 1959-1963.