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First of her
class…
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Awarded 15
battle stars; (7) Korea..(8) Vietnam…
At 15, no other fleet tug, ARS, ATF or ATA, had more
battle stars than BOLSTER, hence her nickname of
"BATTLE STAR BOLSTER"......
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Fourth ship in
US Naval history to have a female commander…
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First naval
ship to use the MK-12 diving system…
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Main tow wire
is 2” diameter & 2,100 feet long…
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Repowered with
399 Caterpillars in early 1970’s…
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Has a total of
3,200 shaft horsepower…
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Draws over 15
feet when loaded…
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Mast height
above water is 96 feet.
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Carried a crew
of around 120 persons…
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Has an
operational recompression chamber…
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Main ship’s
anchors (2) weigh 7,000 each…
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Her (4)
salvage anchors weigh 8,000 each…
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Her forward
cargo boom is rated at 26 tons…
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BOLSTER was the
FIRST ship in the Navy to have a female Chief
Engineer
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BOLSTER's first
mascot was a dog named NAPA
