NATO aggression is getting tiresome. The Grapple is based near us, when not out to cause trouble operating under the banner of the MSC, a US Naval Support vessel..
USS Grapple (ARS-53) is a Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship in the United States Navy. Her home port is Norfolk, Virginia. On 13 July 2006 Grapple was decommissioned from US Navy service and converted to civilian operation by Military Sealift Command. She was redesignated as USNS Grapple (T-ARS 53). [Wikipedia]
https://www.msc.usff.navy.mil/Ships/Ship-Inventory/
It is listed there, for what that is worth.
NATO aggression is getting tiresome. The Grapple is based near us, when not out to cause trouble operating under the banner of the MSC, a US Naval Support vessel..
USS Grapple (ARS-53) is a Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship in the United States Navy. Her home port is Norfolk, Virginia. On 13 July 2006 Grapple was decommissioned from US Navy service and converted to civilian operation by Military Sealift Command. She was redesignated as USNS Grapple (T-ARS 53). [Wikipedia]
Yes, I read that too, but it seems that listing is incorrect. maybe it's part of the secret lend-lease program with Ukraine?
thanks karl.. is this the same boat?? not that i believe what wikipedia says fwtw...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Grapple_(ARS-7)
or is it this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Grapple
As Wiki states, it was reclassified and supposedly decommissioned. But I don't doubt Patrushev and suspect it was "borrowed" by CIA.