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U.S. Navy Salvage Manual  Volume 1: Strandings, Harbor Clearance, and Afloat Salvage Revision 2.  This updated volume incorporates Harbor Clearance and Firefighting material (formally Volumes 2 and 3) 

 S0300-A6-MAN-010 / 0910-LP-112-8823 05//31/13
U.S. Navy Salvage Manual Volume 2: POL Offloading, Revision 1 S0300-A6-MAN-020 / 0910-LP-103-27639700 05/31/13
 

US Navy Salvage Manual Volume 4: Deep Ocean Operations

  S0300-A6-MAN-040 / 0910-LP-252-3200  08/01/93
 Volume 6: Oil Spill Response S0300-A6-MAN-060 / 0910-LP-256-9800 12/01/91
 US Navy Salvors Handbook Rev 2 S0300-A7-HBK-010 / 0910-LP-000-0755 01/01/2021
 US Navy Towing Manual Revision 4  SL740-AA-MAN-010 / 0910-LP-101-1237  11/2022

 

 
Animation documenting the removal of USS GUARDIAN from the Tubbataha Reef, Sulu Sea, Philippines - March 2013 

Salvage Instructions 

SEA 00C Salvage Recovery, and Open Sea Response Programs 

OPNAV Salvage Instructions (OPNAVINST 4740.2H)  

Salvage Operations Manuals  

Emergency Ship Salvage Material (ESSM) Catalog: Salvage Equipment  

Emergency Ship Salvage Material (ESSM) Catalog: Pollution Equipment  

US Navy Salvage Reports
are available for download in reverse chronological order (newest on top) below. 

 

 

 

 

           

Title of Report Report Date TDMIS Number Stock Number Report Link
U.S. Navy Salvage Report Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Salvage Response Oct-24 S00017422-RPT-010 0910-LP-003-1989 Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Salvage Rpt
U.S. Navy Salvage Report USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62) and USS JOHN S MCCAIN (DDG 56) Salvage and Heavy Lift Operations May-19 SL740-AL-RPT-010 0910-LP-118-8393 FITZGERALD and JOHN S MCCAIN HL Salvage Rpt
U.S. Navy Salvage Report EX-USS PRINZ EUGEN Oil Removal Operations Apr-19 S1740-AK-RPT-010 0910-LP-118-8301 EX-USS PRINZ EUGEN Oil Removal Ops
U.S. Navy Salvage Report USNS SGT MATEJ KOCAK (T-AK 3005) Salvage And Temporary Repairs May-2015 SL740-AG-RPT-010 0910-LP-115-1677 USNS KOCAK Salvage and Temporary Repairs
U.S. Navy Salvage Report GUARDIAN (MCM 5) Removal Mar-14 SL740-AE-RPT-010 0910-LP-984-3509 Guardian Salvage Report
U.S. Navy Salvage Report Superstorm Sandy Pumping Operations Mar-14 SL740-AF-RPT-010 0910-LP-113-8822 Superstorm Sandy Pumping Operations
U.S. Navy Salvage Report Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response Nov-11 SH285-AA-RPT-010 0910-LP-111-8218 Deepwater Horizon
U.S. Navy Salvage Report EX-USS CHEHALIS Fuel Removal Operations Feb-11 S0300-B7-RPT-010 0910-LP-110-9528 Chehalis Final Report
Ex-SHADWELL / Ex-State of Maine Salvage Report Aug-07 SL740-AD-RPT-010 0640-LP-106-7025 Shadwell SOM Final Report
U.S. Navy Salvage Report Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Jan-07 S0800-AC-RPT-010 0910-LP-105-8672 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
US Navy Salvage Report F/V Ehime Maru Oct-06 S9597-AE-RPT-010 0910-LP-105-6058 FV Ehime Maru
US Navy Salvage Report USS MISSISSINEWA Oil Removal Operations May-04 S0300-B6-RPT-010 0910-LP-102-8809 Mississinewa Oil Removal Operations
US Navy Salvage Report Space Shuttle Columbia Sep-03 S0300-B5-RPT-010 0910-LP-102-2949 Space Shuttle Columbia
US Navy Salvage Report TWA Flight 800 May-98 S0300-BZ-RPT-010 0910-LP-015-6130 TWA Flight 800
US Navy Salvage Report M/V Wendy Feb-94 S0300-BS-RPT-010 0910-LP-489-0200 MV WENDY
US Navy Salvage Report Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm Vol 1 Jul-92 T0800-AE-RPT-010/SUPSALV 0910-LP-500-5800 Operation Desert Storm, Desert Shield) Vol I Jul 92
US Navy Salvage Report Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm Vol II Jul-92 T0800-AE-RPT-020/SUPSALV 0910-LP-500-6900 Operation Desert Shield_Desert Storm Vol 2
EX-USS BROOKINGS Wreck Removal Operations Jul-92 S0300-MN-RPT-0010/SUPSALV 0910-LP-576-9200 Ex-USS BROOKINGS Wreck Removal 1992
Commercial Aircraft Salvage Operations
  • Korean Airlines Flight 007 - 1983
  • Air India Flight 182 - 1985
  • South African Airways Flight 295 - 1987
  • United Airlines Flight 811 - 1989
1 Apr 1992 S0300-BJ-RPT-010 0910-LP-494-6600 Commercial Aircraft Sal Ops 1 Apr 1992
USCGC Mesquite Salvage Operation Dec 89 ? July 90 Jul-91 SL740-AC-RPT-010 0910-LP-488-0600 USCGC Mesquite Salvage Operation Dec 89 - Jul 90
Supervisor of Salvage US Navy EXXON VALDEZ Oil Spill Response Dec 31 1990 T0800-AD-RPT-010/SUPSALV 0910-LP-352-3100 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Response
EX-TORTUGA (LSD 26) Salvage Report Sep-89 T9597-AB-RPT-010/SUPSALV 0910-LP-236-2910 ex-TORTUGA (LSD 26) Salvage Rpt 1989
Case Studies of Selected Harbor Clearance Operations Jun-89 S0300-BE-MAN-010 0910-LP-232-6900 Case Studies of Selected Harbor Clearance Operations
Space Shuttle Challenger Salvage Report Apr-88 T9597-AA-RPT-010/SUPSALV 0910-LP-140-9100 Space Shuttle Challenger
Barge 45 Salvage Operations, Buffalo, New York Dec-86 SL740-AB-RPT-010/SUPSALV 0910-LP-272-6400 Barge 45 Sal Ops Buffalo, NY (Sep_Dec_86)
Arkansas River Salvage Operations at Dam No. 2 1983     Arkansas River Salvage Ops at Dam No_2
Ex-USS Bluegill (SS-242) Salvage Operations Nov-83 SUPSALV REPORT 84-06 None EX_USS BLUEGILL_(SS-242)
Final Report For Task Assignment 0001 - San Diego Dec-82 TASK ASSIGNMENT 0001 None -
USNS Chauvenet (T-AGS 29) Stranding Salvage Operations 1982 82-01 SUPSALV RPT None USNS Chauvenet (T-AGS 29) Stranding Salv Ops
T/V Argo Merchant Salvage & Oil Pollution Abatement Efforts May-77 SUPSALV REPORT 3-77 None -
The Salvage of the Litton Launching Platform Apr-75 NAVSEA 0994-LPO-017-5010 None Litton Launching Platform 1975
Hopper Dredge A. Mackenzie Galveston Channel 1974 1975 NAVSEA 0994-016-7010   A Mackenzie SalvOps
Suez Canal Salvage Operations in 1974 1974 0994-LP-017-1010 0994-LP-017-1010 (TDMIS shows cancelled) Suez Canal Salvage Operations in 1974
SALVOPS 74 (A review of significant salvage ops conducted during 1974)
  • Retraction and Recovery of USNS Tug Lipan
  • Buoyant Foam Sink-proofing in Southeast Asia
  • Locating and Photographing the Wreck of the Monitor
  • Tow, Repair, and Oil Spill Recovery for USNS PVT Merrell
  • Salvage of YDT-9 from Chesapeake Bay
  • Removal of the Dredge Mackenzie from Galveston Channel
  • Caribia En Route Scrapyard: Aid in Hawaii, Loss at Guam
  • Clearing the Suez Canal
  • Search and Recovery of U.S. Navy RA-5C Aircraft off Key West
  • Search and Recovery of U.S. Marine Corps F-4J from Subic Bay
  • Recovery of Air Force F-106 Aircraft from Lake Superior
  • Search and Recovery of Navy A-7E Aircraft off Mayport, Florida
  • Search and Recovery of Navy RA-5C off Naples, Florida
  • Recovery of Marine F-4B Aircraft from Japanese Inland Sea
1974 NAVSHIPS 0994-012-6060 None SALVOPS 74
Harbor Clearance Operations, Superseded but retained for historical purposes 1973 NAVSHIPS 0994-000-3030 None Harbor Clearance Operations 1973
SALVOPS 73 (A review of significant salvage ops conducted during 1973)
  • Rescue of the Deep Submersible Pisces III from 1,600 Feet
  • Economical Underwater Repairs to USS F.D. ROOSEVELT
  • Salvage Efforts & Stripping of USNS PENDLETON (T-AK-276)
  • Foam Sink-proofing of LST for Test of Haiphong Minesweeping
  • Clearance of Tug Wreck from Coney Island Channel
  • Removal of Fouled Ground Tackle from Pol System, Estero Bay
  • Operations in Support of Azores Fixed Acoustical Range (AFAR 73)
  • Support Operations for Joint Casualty Resolution Center
  • S & R of P-3B Aircraft in Brunswick, Maine
  • Search and Recovery of Navy F-4B Aircraft Off Mayport, Fla
  • Search And Recovery of Air Force RF-4C off Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Search and Recovery for Navy HH-2D Helicopter from Subic Bay
  • Search and Recovery of Navy TA-4J off Pensacola, Florida
  • Search and Recovery of Navy A-7E off Virginia Beach, VA
1973 NAVSHIPS 0994-012-6050 None SALVOPS 73
S.S. Sidney E. Smith, Jr Salvage Operations 1972 NAVSEA 0994-LP-017-4010 None Sidney Smith Salvage Operation 1972
SALVOPS 72 (A review of significant salvage ops conducted during 1972)
  • Recovery and Disposal of  S.S. Sidney E. Smith, Jr. from St. Clair     River,  Port Huron,  Michigan
  • M/V Oriental Warrior Oil Pollution Control & Debunkering Operations
  • M/V Oriental Warrior Salvage and Disposal Operations
  • Recovery of Oil from MV Solar Trader at West Fayu Island
  • Search & Recovery of Air Cushion Vehicle, Lake Huron
  • Debunkering & Salvage of Dredge Atlantic, Elizabeth River, Virginia
  • S&R of USS GEORGE BANCROFT Anchor and Chain off         Portsmouth, NH
  • Recovery of USS TUCUMCARI (PCH-2) from Caballo Blanco Reef
  • Search & Recovery of Air Force F-4E off Coast of Turkey
  • Recovery of Navy TA-4J off Aransas Pass Channel, Texas
  • Search and Recovery of Navy HH-2C Helicopter off San Diego, CA
  • Search & Recovery of Navy F-14 (Tomcat) in Chesapeake Bay, MD
  • Recovery of USAF F-4E in Sarasota Bay, Florida
  • S&R of USAF RF-4C off Myrtle Beach, SC
1972 NAVSHIPS 0994-012-6040 None SALVOPS 72
SALVOPS 71 (A review of significant salvage ops conducted during 1971)
  • Salvage Efforts & Disposal of USS REGULUS (AF-57)- Hong Kong
  • Participation of US Navy Forces in Azores Fixed Acoustical Range     (AFAR) 1971 Operations
  • Recovery of Ketch, ATOM from Assateague Island, Virginia
  • Recovery of Ex-USS HAKE
  • Search and Recovery of U.S. Air Force B-52 in Lake Michigan
  • Use of Pressurized Sphere Injector (PSI) in Lifting the Barge BOOTH         from Gulf of Mexico
  • Search And Recovery of B-57 Aircraft in Great Salt Lake
  • Harbor Clearance One in Vietnam
  • Search for US Navy F-4 Phantom in Gulf of Mexico
  • S&R of USMC AV-8G Harrier in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
  • Search for US Navy F-4 Phantom off Nag?s Head, North Carolina
  • Recovery of USAF F-4 Phantom II in Hillsborough Bay, Florida
1971 NAVSHIPS 0994-012-6030 None SALVOPS 71
The SQUAW Technical Report on Submerged Submarine Hull Target 1970 NAVSHIPS 0994-011-2010   The Squaw
Submarine Salvage Manual 1970 NAVSHIPS 0994-000-3020 None Submarine Salvage Manual 1970
Arrow Recovery of Bunker C Chedabucto Bay 1970 NAVSHIPS 0994-008-1010   ARROW
SALVOPS 70 (A review of significant salvage ops conducted during 1970)
  • Recovery of Bunker ?C? Fuel Oil from Sunken Tanker SS ARROW
  • Blowout of Chevron Oil Well Platform Along Gulf Coast
  • Salvage of The Ex-USS REUBEN JAMES (DE-153) At Dahlgren, VA
  • Salvage of The Sunken Harbor Tug, YTM-538 at Mayport, Florida
  • Search & Recovery of Solar Eclipse Instrumentation Package
  • THE SQUAW - Technical Report on Submerged Submarine Target
  • Implantment of Hydrophone Array Tower off Block Island, RI
  • Harbor Clearance One in Vietnam
  • Underwater Search and Recovery of Aircraft in Lake Mead, Nevada
  • Search & Recovery Of Air Force F-4D Phantom in San Pablo Bay
  • Recovery of US Navy F-4J Phantom in Patraikos Bay, Greece
  • Search for Air National Guard F-102 Delta Dagger in Gulf of Mexico
  • Recovery of US Navy F-4J Phantom in Currituck Sound, NC
  • Recovery of US Navy A6A Intruder from Lake Chesden, Virginia
  • US Navy A6A Intruder from Eagle Lake, Michigan
1970 NAVSHIPS 0994-012-6020 None SALVOPS 70
SALVOPS 69 (A review of significant salvage ops conducted during 1969)
  • Recovery of Deep Research Vehicle Alvin
  • Recovery of Implanted Acoustical Beacon SNAP-7E
  • Recovery of Ex-USS HAKE
  • Salvage of the Nuclear Submarine USS GUITARRO (SSN-665)
  • Recover the Dredge SANDPUMPER
  • Recovery of the dredge NEW JERSEY
  • Salvage operations in Guyana ? Efforts to raise M/V POWIS
  • Salvage of Grounded Vessel SS ALAMO VICTORY
  • Salvage and Towing of USS FRANK E. EVANS (DD-754)
  • Salvage of grounded vessel NORWICH VICTORY
  • S & R of US Navy A-4F off Vandenburg AFB, CA
  • S & R of USAF T-33 in Lake Superior off Duluth AFB
  • S & R of USAF HH-53C off Elgin AFB, Florida
  • S & R of Scandinavian Airline DC-8 Los Angeles, CA
  • S & R of USAF F-106 Lake Garrison, North Dakota
1969 NAVSHIPS 0994-012-6010 None SALVOPS 69
USS Frank Knox (DDR-742) Stranding Salvage Oct-68 NAVSHIPS 0994-002-6010 0994-LP-002-6010 (TDMIS shows cancelled) USS Frank Knox Stranding 1968
Resurrection of the Surveying Ship USS KELLAR (TAGS 25) 1965 None None Resurrection of the Surveying Ship USS KELLAR (TAGS 25)
Technical Report on the Salvage of AFDM-2 1965 NAVSHIPS 0994-001-4010 None AFDM_2 Tech Report 1965
Refloating of the USS MISSOURI Jun-1950 NAVSHIPS 0900-004-8000 None Refloating USS Missouri June 1950
Salvage of USS LAFAYETTE Oct-43 NAVSEA 0994-LP-001-3010 None USS Lafayette Salvage