USS Harjurand (ARS-31) was a rescue and salvage ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Although Navy owned, she was operated under contract by Merritt Chapman, and Scott, under the supervision of the Bureau of Ships.

Harjurand was one of the pioneer vessels in the Navy's very successful World War II Salvage Service.

For most of the next 18 months, Harjurand was engaged mainly in removing protruding parts of sunken hulks which threatened navigation off the East Coast of the United States.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.