USS Kittiwake
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For the fishery patrol vessel, see USFS Kittiwake.
USS Kittiwake (ASR-13) was a United States Navy Chanticleer-class submarine rescue vessel in commission from 1946 to 1994.
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USS Kittiwake (ASR-13) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | The kittiwake, any of several gulls of the genus Rissa, found along the coast of North America |
Launched | 10 July 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Howard S. Rue, Jr. |
Commissioned | 18 July 1946 |
Decommissioned | 30 September 1994 |
Stricken | 30 September 1994 |
Fate | Sunk as artificial reef in January 2011 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Chanticleer-class submarine rescue vessel |
Displacement | 1,780 tons |
Length | 251 ft 4 in (76.61 m) |
Draught | 14 ft 3 in (4.34 m) |
Speed | 16 knots |
Complement | 102 officers and enlisted |
Armament | .50 caliber machine gun |
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