USS URGENT (ARS-38)

General characteristics (If completed)
Type	Bolster-class rescue and salvage ship
Displacement	1,497 long tons (1,521 t) (lt) ; 2,048 long tons (2,081 t) (fl);
Length	213 ft 6 in (65.07 m)
Beam	39 ft (12 m)
Propulsion	diesel-electric, twin screws, 2,780 hp (2,070 kW)
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	100
Armament	2 × 40 mm guns

USS Urgent (ARS-48), a Bolster-class rescue and salvage ship, was scheduled to be built at Napa, California, by the Basalt Rock Co., Inc.; but the end of the war in the Pacific removed the need for the ship. Accordingly, the contract for building the vessel was terminated on 12 August 1945.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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General characteristics (If completed)
Type	Bolster-class rescue and salvage ship
Displacement	1,497 long tons (1,521 t) (lt) 2,048 long tons (2,081 t) (fl)
Length	213 ft 6 in (65.07 m)
Beam	39 ft (12 m)
Propulsion	diesel-electric, twin screws, 2,780 hp (2,070 kW)
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	100
Armament	2 × 40 mm guns