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'''USS ''Vent'' (ARS-29)''' was a {{sclass|Diver|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.
''Vent'' was laid down on 29 January 1943 at [[Bellingham, Washington]], by the [[Bellingham Marine Railway]] Co., launched on 30 June 1943, and commissioned on 7 April 1944.
== World War II service ==
Following [[shakedown cruise|shakedown]], ''Vent'' departed [[Long Beach, California]], with ''YC-1048'' in tow, on 16 June 1944. She arrived in [[Hawaii]]an waters 11 days later and delivered her tow. She participated in salvage operations on five ''LST's'' which had been set afire by an accidental explosion and had sunk in West Loch, [[Pearl Harbor]] on 21 May. On 23 July. she sailed for the South [[Pacific Ocean]] and arrived at [[Funafuti]]. [[Ellice Islands]] on 7 August. From there, she pushed on for [[Milne Bay]] and [[Manus Island|Manus]].
=== South Pacific operations ===
Subsequently operating out of [[Espiritu Santo]] in the [[New Hebrides]], ''Vent'' touched at [[Efate]], [[Noumea]], and [[Guadalcanal]]. She arrived off [[Utupua]] Island on 30 November and from 1 to 3 December, conducted salvage operations, in company with {{USS|Apache|ATF-67}} and {{USS|Tawasa|ATF-92}}, for {{SS|Dominican Victory}}, grounded off [[Basilisk Reef]].
=== End-of-war operations ===
The salvage ship returned to Pearl Harbor in March 1945 for an overhaul and, while in the [[Hawaiian Islands]], salvaged Fleet Marine force equipment sunk off [[Hilo]] from 3 to 5 May. On 2 June, she sailed west once more and proceeded via [[Eniwetok]] in the [[Marshall Islands|Marshalls]] to the [[Mariana Islands|Marianas]]. The ship conducted harbor clearance and salvage operations in [[Tanapag]] Harbor, [[Saipan]], into the summer of 1945. The end of the war in August. however. meant little to the ship's deployment-for there was much salvage be done in the wake of the war.
== Rescuing craft grounded by typhoon ==
The destructive [[typhoon]] which swirled into the fleet anchorage at [[Buckner Bay]], [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], in October 1945, swept many small craft ashore. ''Vent'' participated in salvaging a number of ''AFD's'' grounded on the beaches of Buckner Bay. The salvage ship later operated in the Marianas before she sailed. via Pearl Harbor, for the west coast of the United States and arrived at [[San Pedro, California]], on 21 June 1946.
== Decommissioning ==
Subsequently decommissioned on 30 August 1946, Vent was struck from the [[Naval Vessel Register|Navy List]] on 12 March 1948 and sold to Henry J. Barbey on 30 June 1948.
== Military awards and honors ==
''Vent''{{'}}s crew members were eligible for the following medals:
* [[American Campaign Medal]]
* [[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]]
* [[World War II Victory Medal]]
* [[Navy Occupation Service Medal]] (with Asia clasp)
== References ==
{{DANFS}}
== External links ==
* {{navsource|09/37/3729|Vent}}
{{Diver class rescue ships}}
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[[Category:Diver-class rescue and salvage ships]]
[[Category:Ships built in Bellingham, Washington]]
[[Category:World War II auxiliary ships of the United States]]
[[Category:1943 ships]]