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U.S.S. ORTOLAN
(ASR-22)Click to view crew list
USS ORTOLAN (ASR-22) - a Pigeon class submarine rescue ship
In Commission 1973 to 1995ASR-22 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a ASR-22 Shellback Initiation | Add a ASR-22 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG | 1968 | - | Keel Date: 28 AUG 1968 at Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co. Mobile Alabama | ||
| SEP | 1969 | - | Launch Date: 10 SEP 1969 | ||
| JAN | 1973 | - | FEB | 1976 | West Pac |
| APR | 1973 | - | JAN | 1974 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JUL | 1973 | - | Commissioned: 14 JUL 1973 | ||
| APR | 1974 | - | AUG | 1974 | North Atlantic |
| JAN | 1985 | - | JAN | 1988 | Guantanamo Bay |
| SEP | 1986 | - | SEP | 1986 | Titanic mission |
| MAR | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 2 MAR 1992 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1995 | - | Decommissioned: 30 MAR 1995 | ||
ASR-22 General Specifications
Class: Pigeon class submarine rescue ship
Complement: 139 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 4200 tons
Length: 251 feet
Beam: 86 feet
Draft: 19 feet
Final Disposition: Awarded for scrapping 3 July 2009
USS ORTOLAN (ASR-22)
The third Ortolan (ASR-22)
a twin hulled submarine rescue vessel
was laid down 28 August 1968 by the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co.
Mobile Ala
launched 10 September 1969; sponsored by Mrs Neis C. Johnson
and is to commission early in 1971.
[Note: The above USS ORTOLAN (ASR-22) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS ORTOLAN (ASR-22) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]