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U.S.S. CHANTICLEER
(ASR-7)THE FIGHTING COCK
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ASR-7 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a ASR-7 Shellback Initiation | Add a ASR-7 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 29 MAY 1942 | ||
| NOV | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 20 NOV 1942 | ||
| FEB | 1943 | - | JAN | 1947 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| MAY | 1955 | - | MAY | 1955 | Operation Wigwam |
| APR | 1958 | - | JUN | 1958 | Operation Hardtack |
| DEC | 1962 | - | AUG | 1963 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1967 | - | JAN | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1967 | - | FEB | 1968 | West Pac |
| MAR | 1967 | - | JUN | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JUN | 1969 | - | SEP | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1970 | - | JUN | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1970 | - | JUN | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| AUG | 1971 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 AUG 1971 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1971 | - | MAR | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1972 | - | JAN | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
ASR-7 General Specifications
Class: Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship
Complement: 102 officers and enlisted
Displacement: 1780 tons
Length: 251 feet 4 inches
Draft: 14 feet 3 in
Flank Speed: 16 knots



