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USS Petrel (ASR-14)

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departed her homeport in Charleston, South Carolina in January 1973 to participate in the Roberto Clemente aircraft search and recovery operation off the coast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was decommissioned on 30 September 1991, and struck from the
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on 6 January 1947 to join SubRon 2, and operated out of that base for the next three years training and qualifying deep-sea divers and salvage crews, and escorting submarines such as
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was sent to the area to aid in salvage operations and had the delicate task of maintaining position over the bomb. The weapon was brought to the surface on 7 April, by the
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continued training operations, with SubRon 4, at Key West throughout the 1950s, with occasional variations. She towed ex-
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continued to operate along the Atlantic coast of the southern United States until sailing in early 1961 for the
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returned to Charleston on 28 August for coastal operations until she again joined the
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surveyed and excavated around the bottom of the battleship, and on 1 February
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was laid down on 26 February 1945, was built by Savannah Machine Foundry Co.,
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off Dry Tortuga Flats in October 1950 to be sunk in firing exercises by the
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on 11 February 1942), and commissioned at Savannah on 24 September 1946.
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from January to May 1964. She departed Charleston on 12 July for
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for exercises with SubDiv 41, 6th Fleet in June and operated off
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on 12 July. She continued operations with SubDiv 41 into 1970.
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returned to New London on 6 February, but was reassigned to
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returned to Charleston on 18 December 1946. She sailed for
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on 9 October 1991. Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet,
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on the 30th. On 12 February, she helped salvage destroyer
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Departing New London on 23 January 1950, she steamed off
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Melson, Lewis B., CAPT USN (June 1967). "Contact 261".
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Savannah, Georgia
Chanticleer-class
submarine rescue ship
knots
3 in (76 mm)
submarine rescue ship
United States Navy
Savannah, Georgia
USS Shark (SS-174)
Charleston, South Carolina
Guantanamo
Panama Bays
New London
Piper (SS-409)
Cochino (SS-345)
Old Point Comfort
Virginia

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