USS Safeguard (ARS-25) was a Diver-class rescue and salvage ship in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1947 and from 1952 to 1979.

Although towing operations in Buckner Bay took up much of her time in the months immediately following the end of the war, she also continued salvage work.

Following several months of operations in Chinese and Japanese waters, she towed YR-68 from Hong Kong to Samar, Philippine Islands, in mid-June.

She was en route to San Francisco beginning 21 August for a three-month overhaul at Mare Island, California.

She arrived at Sasebo, Japan, on 3 September 1952 and again commenced salvage and towing operations in Japanese and Korean waters.

Following the end of the Korean War, she continued to engage in fleet salvage operations and regular WestPac deployments.

Into 1974, Safeguard has continued to provide Fleet support services from her home port of Pearl Harbor and through her regular WestPac deployments.

However, ten are noted below: Safeguard's crew was eligible for the following medals, citations, ribbons, and other honors (listed in order of precedence): This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.