USS Verdin (ASR-17)

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History
United States
NameUSS Verdin
BuilderSavannah Machine & Foundry Co.
StatusContract cancelled
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement1,780 long tons (1,809 t)
Length251 ft 4 in (76.61 m)
Draught14 ft 3 in (4.34 m)
Speed16 knots (18 mph; 30 km/h)
Complement102 officers and enlisted
Armament2 × 3"/50 caliber guns

USS Verdin (ASR-17) — projected as a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue vessel — was to be built at Savannah, Georgia, by the Savannah Machine & Foundry Co.; but, because of Japan's collapse, the contract for her construction was cancelled on 5 August 1945.

References

Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.