page_title: USS Mender
hierarchical_section_title: USS Mender
caption_attribution_description: The U.S. Navy Gypsy-class salvage lifting vessels USS Mender (ARS(D)-2) and USS Salvager (ARS(D)-3) try to raise the capsized survey ship USS Kellar (AGS-25) at New Orleans, Louisiana (USA), after the Hurricane "Betsy" in September 1965.
context_page_description: USS Mender was a Gypsy-class salvage lifting vessel of the United States Navy. Originally designated LSM‑550, she was reclassified on 24 April 1945, and was laid down on 25 August 1945 by Brown Shipbuilding Corporation, Houston, Texas. Launched on 7 December 1945; and commissioned on 8 March 1946, Lieutenant Commander A. V. Swarthout in command.
context_section_description: USS Mender (ARS(D)-2) was a Gypsy-class salvage lifting vessel of the United States Navy. Originally designated LSM‑550, she was reclassified (ARS(D)‑2) on 24 April 1945, and was laid down on 25 August 1945 by Brown Shipbuilding Corporation, Houston, Texas. Launched on 7 December 1945; and commissioned on 8 March 1946, Lieutenant Commander A. V. Swarthout in command.
caption: Mender and Salvager at New Orleans, 1965
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