VANGUARDIA (26) class

 1 VANGUARDIA-class SALVAGE SHIP (ARS)

 Name         Pendant    Commissioned     Status

 VANGUARDIA   26         Dec. 29, 1976    Active
   (ex-East German OTTO VON GUERICKE, A-441)

Variation of the MOMA -class design. Employed in salvage and rescue duties. The ship was obtained from the German navy in October of 1991 following its acquisition from East Germany in October 1990 when Germany was reunified. She has extensive salvage capabilities including a decompression...