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USS CHANTICLEER was the lead ship of the CHANTICLEER - class of Submarine Rescue Ships. Decommissioned in 1973, the CHANTICLEER was stricken from the Navy list on June 1, 1973, and sold for scrapping on June 1, 1974.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: December 30, 1940 |
Keel laid: September 15, 1941 | |
Launched: May 29, 1942 | |
Commissioned: November 20, 1942 | |
Decommissioned: 1973 | |
Builder: Moore Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Oakland, Calif. | |
Propulsion system: Diesel electric, one shaft, 3,000 SHP | |
Propellers: one | |
Length: 251.6 feet (76.7 meters) | |
Beam: 42 feet (12.8 meters) | |
Draft: 14.8 feet (4.5 meters) | |
Displacement: approx. 2,200 tons | |
Speed: 15 knots | |
Armament: two Mk-68 20mm guns | |
Crew: approx. 100 |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS CHANTICLEER. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.