USS Kittiwake

USS Kittiwake (ASR-13)
USS Kittiwake (ASR-13)
History
United States
NamesakeThe kittiwake, any of several gulls of the genus Rissa, found along the coast of North America
Launched10 July 1945
Sponsored byMrs. Howard S. Rue, Jr.
Commissioned18 July 1946
Decommissioned30 September 1994
Stricken30 September 1994
FateSunk as artificial reef in January 2011
General characteristics
Class & typeChanticleer-class submarine rescue vessel
Displacement1,780 tons
Length251 ft 4 in (76.61 m)
Draught14 ft 3 in (4.34 m)
Speed16 knots
Complement102 officers and enlisted
Armament.50 caliber machine gun

USS Kittiwake (ASR-13) was a United States Navy Chanticleer-class submarine rescue vessel in commission from 1946 to 1994.

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