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AT-99 Chetco / ASR-12 Penguin

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal

Penguin Class Submarine Rescue Ship:

Laid down, 9 February 1943 as Fleet Tug, Chetco (AT-99) at Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Charleston, S.C.

Launched, 20 July 1943

Redesignated and renamed Submarine Rescue Ship Penguin (ASR-12, 23 September 1943

Commissioned, 29 May 1944

Decommissioned (date unknown)

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 1,740 t.
Length 205'
Beam39' 3"
Draft 15' 6"
Speed 16 kts.
Complement 99
Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, four 20mm guns, two depth charge tracks
Propulsion diesel-electric, four Alco diesel main engines driving four General Electric generators and three General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines, single screw, 3,600shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By /Source
	76k	Penguin (ASR-12) underway off Key West FL, November 1966		©Richard Leonhardt
	48k	Penguin (ASR-12) underway, date and place unknown.		(NAFTS) National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors

View the Penguin (ASR-12)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors

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