USS Chanticleer (ASR 7)

- decommissioned -

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

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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.

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