USS Ortolan (ASR-22)

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USS Ortolan (ASR-22) underway on 14 July 1979 (6430321).jpg
History
United States
NameUSS Ortolan
Ordered15 November 1967
BuilderAlabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Mobile, Alabama
Laid down28 August 1968
Launched10 September 1969
Commissioned14 July 1973
Decommissioned30 March 1995
Stricken30 March 1995
FateAwarded for scrapping, 3 July 2009
General characteristics
Class and typePigeon class submarine rescue ship
Displacement4,200 long tons (4,267 t)
Length251 ft (77 m)
Beam86 ft (26 m)
Draft19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion4 diesel engines
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement139 officers and enlisted
Armament2 × 20 mm guns
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter platform only

USS Ortolan (ASR-22), a twin-hulled submarine rescue ship, laid down 28 August 1968 by the Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Mobile, Alabama; launched 10 September 1969; sponsored by Mrs. Nels C. Johnson; and was commissioned 14 July 1973.

Ortolan was designed to operate the Mystic-class deep submergence rescue vehicles, and was the second and final vessel of the built by the U.S. Navy.

Decommissioned 30 March 1995 and berthed at the James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, Virginia, awaiting final determination for method of disposal.

3 July 2009, Ortolan was awarded as part of a recycling contract to Esco Marine of Brownsville, Texas. Ortolan departed the James River Reserve Fleet at 0950, 20 July 2009 for recycling.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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