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USS Sunbird (ASR 15)

- decommissioned -


USS SUNBIRD was the eighth CHANTICLEER - class Submarine Rescue Ship. Accepted by the Navy and subsequently inactivated, the SUNBIRD was towed to the Charleston Naval Shipyard on January 15, 1947, where she remained for the following three years. SUNBIRD was commissioned at New London, Conn., on June 23, 1950, and joined the Atlantic Fleet. Decommissioned on September 30, 1993, after 43 years of service, the SUNBIRD was stricken from the Navy list on November 2, 1993, and is now berthed at the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, Va., awaiting final disposal.

General Characteristics:Awarded: May 4, 1944
Keel laid: April 2, 1945
Launched: April 3, 1946
Commissioned: June 23, 1950
Decommissioned: September 30, 1993
Builder: Savannah Machinery and Foundry Co., Savannah, GA
Propulsion system: Diesel electric, one shaft, 3,000 SHP
Propellers: one
Length: 251.6 feet (76.7 meters)
Beam: 42 feet (12.8 meters)
Draft: 14.8 feet (4.5 meters)
Displacement: approx. 2,200 tons
Speed: 15 knots
Armament: two Mk-68 20mm guns
Crew: approx. 100


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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS SUNBIRD. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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