MV Kellie Chouest
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| Name: | MV Kellie Chouest |
| Acquired: | Leased, 1996 |
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| Type: | Deep Submergence Elevator Support Ship |
| Displacement: | 1,575 long tons (1,600 t) |
| Length: | 310 ft (94 m) |
| Beam: | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement: | 13 civilian, 40 military |
MV Kellie Chouest is a Deep Submergence Elevator Support Ship operated under the Military Sealift Command's Special Mission Ship Program and leased from Edison Chouest Offshore. It is assigned to COMSUBDEVRON FIVE for deep water rescue, salvage and research missions.
The Kellie Chouest helped in the recovery operations of the stricken USS Dolphin after a flooding and fire of the latter vessel.
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