USS Chanticleer (ASR-7)
Chanticleer in 1942
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Chanticleer |
Builder | Moore Dry Dock Company |
Launched | 29 May 1942 |
Commissioned | 20 November 1942 |
Stricken | 1 June 1973 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 1 June 1974 |
Notes | "The Fighting Cock" |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship |
Displacement | 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) |
Length | 251 ft 4 in (76.61 m) |
Draught | 14 ft 3 in (4.34 m) |
Speed | 16 knots (18 mph; 30 km/h) |
Complement | 102 officers and enlisted |
Armament | 2 × 3-inch/50-caliber guns |
USS Chanticleer (ASR-7) was the lead ship of her class of submarine rescue ships in the United States Navy. She served from 1942 to 1973 and was scrapped in 1974.
History
Chanticleer was launched 29 May 1942 by Moore Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.,
Calling en route at
Chanticleer arrived in Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines from 19 March 1945 to take part in the enormous task of clearing Philippine waters by salvaging United States and Japanese ships, and locating sunken vessels which hazarded navigation. A voyage to Fremantle for salvage operations in September was followed by a resumption of her Philippine duty until January 1946, when she cleared for the east coast of the United States.
Arriving at
Chanticleer was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 June 1973 and sold for scrap on 1 June 1974.
References
- ^ Molumphy, GG (1949). "Report of Diving Training in USS CHANTICLEER off Key West, Florida During the Period 19 October to 8 December 1948". United States Navy Experimental Diving Unit Technical Report. NEDU-1-49. Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.