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The third USS Pigeon (ASR–21) was the lead ship of her class of submarine rescue ships.Laid down on 17 July 1968 by the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama, the ship was launched on 13 August 1969, sponsored by Mrs. Allen M. Shinn, wife of Vice Admiral Shinn, Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and commissioned on 28 April 1973.
The third USS Penguin (ASR–12) was a submarine rescue ship in the United States Navy during World War II.She was the lead ship of a class of three vessels (Penguin, Bluebird, and Skylark) all originally laid down as fleet ocean tugs before being converted to rescue ships before completion.
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.
USS Skylark (ASR-20) was a Penguin-class submarine rescue ship of the United States Navy. The ship was laid down in July 1945 as the Navajo-class fleet tug Yustaga (ATF-165) by the Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. of Charleston, South Carolina. While under construction Yustaga was redesignated a submarine rescue ship on 11 October 1945 ...
USS Sunbird (ASR-15) was a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship in the United States Navy.. Sunbird was laid down on 2 April 1945 by the Savannah Machine and Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia, and launched on 3 April 1946, sponsored by Mrs. John H. Lassiter.
DSRV-1 Mystic on display at United States Naval Undersea Museum, Keyport, Washington Mystic on display at the Naval Undersea Museum after 2021 restoration. DSRV-1 Mystic is a deep-submergence rescue vehicle that is rated to dive up to 5,000 feet (1,500 m).
USS Greenlet (ASR-10) was a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1970. In June 1970, the ship was transferred to the Turkish Navy , renamed TCG Akin (A-585) and remained in service until 2017.
USS Pigeon, submarine rescue ship Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Chiyoda (left) and Chihaya (right) Italian ship Anteo, submarine rescue ship HSwMS Belos of the Swedish Navy Guillobel of the Brazilian Navy. A submarine rescue ship is a surface support ship for submarine rescue and deep-sea salvage operations.