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USS ORTOLAN was the second and final ship in the Navy's first class of ships designed to operate the Navy’s deep submergence rescue vehicles. Equipped to accommodate two DSRVs, the ORTOLAN was the second seagoing catamaran warship built for the Navy since Robert Fulton’s twin-hulled steam warship FULTON was built at the close of the War of 1812. Both decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on March 30, 1995, the ORTOLAN is now berthed at the James River Reserve Fleet at Fort Eustis, Va., awaiting final disposal.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: November 15, 1967 |
Keel laid: August 22, 1968 | |
Launched: September 10, 1969 | |
Commissioned: July 14, 1973 | |
Decommissioned: March 30, 1995 | |
Builder: Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Ala. | |
Propulsion system: four Diesel engines | |
Propellers: two | |
Length: 251 feet (76.5 meters) | |
Beam: 86 feet (26.2 meters) | |
Draft: 21.4 feet (6.5 meters) | |
Displacement: approx. 4,200 tons | |
Speed: 15 knots | |
Aircraft: helicopter platform only | |
Armament: two Mk-68 20mm guns | |
Crew: 6 officers, 109 enlisted (+ 4 officers and 20 enlisted with embarked DSRV) |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS ORTOLAN. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
USS ORTOLAN Image Gallery: