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|  ONI 222 |
| Tonnage | 1630 tons standard |
| Dimensions | 213'6" by 39' by 14'3" 65.07m by 11.89m by 4.34m |
| Maximum speed | 15 knots |
| Complement | 120 |
| Armament | 2x2 40mm
Bofors AA guns 4 0.50 machine guns |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Cooper Bessemer GSR-8 diesel-electric (3000
shp) |
| Bunkerage |
300 tons diesel 2560 gallons gasoline |
The Divers were rescue and salvage ships completed in
1943-1945. They were constructed in yacht yards to avoid competition
with other construction in regular shipyards.
| Clamp | completed 1943-8-23 (Napa) |
| Gear | completed 1943-9-24 (Napa) |
| Snatch | completed 1943-12-11-44 (Napa) |
| Grapple | completed 1943-12-16 (Napa) |
| Protector | completed 1943-12-28 (Stockton) |
| Preserver
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completed 1944-1-11 (Napa) |
| Shackle | completed 1944-2-5 (Napa) |
| Valve | completed 1944-2-24 (Bellingham) |
| Vent | completed 1944-4-7 (Bellingham) |
| Cable | completed 1944-5-6 (Napa) |
| Current | completed 1944-6-14 (Napa) |
| Deliver | completed 1944-7-18 (Napa) |
| Grasp | completed 1944-8-22 (Napa) |
| Safeguard | completed 1944-9-30 (Vallejo) |
| Seize | completed 1944-11-3 (Vallejo) |
| Curb | arrived 1945-3-21 |
References
NavSource.org
(accessed 2009-1-18)
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