USS Deliver ( ARS - 23 ) USS Deliver ( ARS - 23 ) was an " Diver " - class rescue and salvage ship commissioned by the U . S . Navy during World War II . Her task was to come to the aid of stricken vessels . " Deliver " ( ARS - 23 ) was launched 25 September 1943 by Basalt Rock Company in Napa , California ; sponsored by Mrs . W . W . Anderson , Jr . ; and commissioned 18 July 1944 , Lieutenant Commander S . M . Hoist , USNR , in command . World War II service . " Deliver " arrived at Pearl Harbor 26 September 1944 for duty in the Hawaiian Islands . Assigned to Service Squadron 10 in early 1945 , " Deliver " sailed 23 February for Ulithi , arriving 18 March , for salvage operations in support of the U . S . 5th Fleet . On 1 May she arrived off Okinawa for duty and in addition to her salvage and repair operations , participated in the occupation of Kume Shima on 26 June . Between 6 July and 10 September , " Deliver " served at Saipan , then returned to Okinawa until 7 December 1945 . Supporting nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll . After overhaul at San Francisco , California , " Deliver " sailed for Pearl Harbor , arriving 15 April 1946 . She was sent to Bikini Atoll 30 May for duty in connection with Operation Crossroads , first assisting in setting up the target vessels used in the atomic weapons tests , then decontaminating the targets and putting inspection teams on board . She assisted in the transfer of the target ships for study from Bikini to Kwajalein until 8 September . Struck by fire from Chinese mainland . " Deliver " returned to her home port at Pearl Harbor 9 January 1947 after a U . S . West Coast overhaul . She made two cruises to the Far East for towing and salvage duty , based at Tsingtao , China . During her first tour , on 19 June 1947 , while attempting to recover a beached pontoon barge , she encountered rifle fire from the beach and the ship was hit . She withdrew briefly to report the situation and in the early afternoon with Admiral C . M . Cooke , Jr . , Commander Naval Forces , Western Pacific , aboard to direct operations , the ship ' s salvage party covered by a landing force and fire from the ship recovered the barge . The ship was hit again but no personnel or material injury was sustained . " Deliver " also operated in the Central Pacific as her salvage and rescue services were required . On one occasion in March 1950 while en route to Pearl Harbor from Eniwetok , she rendezvoused with the disabled net tender ( AN - 20 ) and towed her to port . Korean War operations . During the Korean War , " Deliver " sailed on 22 June 1951 for Sasebo , arriving 6 July to join the United Nations operations . She gave essential salvage and repair services both at this base and in Korean waters until returning to Pearl Harbor 2 March 1952 . She returned to the west coast briefly in the fall of that year , then served again in the Far East from 23 April to 19 December 1953 and from 21 June to 2 November 1954 . Arctic operations . " Deliver " sailed 20 June 1955 for Seattle , Washington , to join the forces engaged in an Arctic resupply mission , aiding several ships which went aground in the uncharted waters of the Arctic Ocean or were damaged from heavy ice conditions . She returned to Pearl Harbor 30 September 1955 , and through 1960 , had four tours of duty in the Far East , and joined another Arctic resupply mission in summer 1957 . Vietnam War operations . No data available . Decommissioning . " Deliver " was decommissioned during July 1979 at Bravo piers at Naval Station , Pearl Harbor as I attended the ceremony while serving at CINCPACFLT Staff and struck from the Naval Register ( date unknown ) . She was sold to South Korea under the Security Assistance Program , 1 August 1979 . Current Disposition : active in South Korean Navy . Military awards and honors . " Deliver " received one battle star for World War II service : She received three campaign stars for Korean War service : For the Vietnam War she received nine campaign stars : Her crew members were eligible for the following medals and ribbons :