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USS ''Safeguard'' (ARS-50) is a , the second United States Navy ship of that name. ''Safeguard'' was laid down on 8 November 1982 by Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; launched on 12 November 1983; and commissioned on 17 August 1985.〔(Naval Vessel Register: USNS Safeguard )〕 ''Safeguard'' is the lead ship of the newest auxiliary rescue and salvage class of vessels constructed for the US Navy. The rugged construction of this steel-hulled vessel, combined with her speed and endurance, make ''Safeguard'' well-suited for rescue and salvage operations throughout the world. The hull below the waterline is ice-strengthened. USS ''Safeguard's'' sister ships are the , , and .〔http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/ships.asp?ship=188&type=RescueandSalvageShip MSC Ship Inventory: USNS Safeguard (T-ARS-50)〕 On 26 September 2007 USS ''Safeguard'' was transferred to the Military Sealift Command as USNS ''Safeguard'' (T-ARS-50).〔〔(Safeguard Transfers to Military Sealift Command )〕 ==Mission and capabilities== Like all Safeguard class rescue and salvage ships, ''Safeguard'' serves as an element of the United States Navy's Combat Logistics Support Force and provides rescue and salvage services to the fleet at sea. She also supported the protection of forces ashore through post-assault salvage operations in close proximity to the shore. She is designed to perform combat salvage, lifting, towing, off-ship firefighting, manned diving operations, and emergency repairs to stranded or disabled vessels.〔(USS Salvor Command History 1986 )〕〔(USS Grapple Command History 2002 )〕〔(US Navy Fact File: "Rescue and Salvage Ships T-ARS" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USNS Safeguard (T-ARS-50)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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