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.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Ortolan |
| Ordered | 15 November 1967 |
| Builder | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Mobile, Alabama |
| Laid down | 28 August 1968 |
| Launched | 10 September 1969 |
| Commissioned | 14 July 1973 |
| Decommissioned | 30 March 1995 |
| Stricken | 30 March 1995 |
| Fate | Awarded for scrapping, 3 July 2009 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Pigeon class submarine rescue ship |
| Displacement | 4,200 long tons (4,267 t) |
| Length | 251 ft (77 m) |
| Beam | 86 ft (26 m) |
| Draft | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 diesel engines |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 139 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 2 × 20 mm guns |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter platform only |
Ortolan was designed to operate the Mystic-class deep-submergence rescue vehicles, and was the second and final vessel of the Pigeon class built by the United States Navy.
Decommissioned 30 March 1995 and berthed at the James River reserve fleet, Fort Eustis, Virginia, awaiting final determination for method of disposal.
Ortolan was awarded as part of a recycling contract to Esco Marine of Brownsville, Texas on 3 July 2009 and departed the James River Reserve Fleet on 20 July 2009 for recycling.
References
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- USS Ortolan leaves Ghost Fleet Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive ASR-22 Ortolan
- Ortolan Trials Archived 5 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Report on the USS Ortolan (ASR-22) Forward Foil Seakeeping Trials[dead link]
- USS Ortolan (ASR-22) Standardization Trial Results
- Operation Enduring Service Photo Album :: USS Ortolan (ASR-22)
- Ortolan (ASR-22) – RC Groups
- US Navy Surface Auxiliary, and Service Ship Insignia Archived 5 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Ships & Submarines Archived 25 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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