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USS Penguin (ASR-12)


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 NUKM
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 USS Penguin (ASR-12), 29 May 1944, LCDR. G. W. Albin, Jr., in command
  • During World War II USS Penguin was assigned to SubRon 1, at New London, CT.
  • Decommissioned, 4 September 1947, at New London, CT.
  • Recommissioned, at New London, CT., 3 April 1952
  • Decommissioned, 29 June 1970, at Key West, FL.
  • 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
    Officers 6
    Enlisted 199
    Largest Boom Capacity 10 t.
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mount
    four single 20mm AA gun mounts
    two depth charge tracks
    Fuel Capacity NSFO 2,310 Bbls
    Propulsion
    Diesel-electric, four Alco diesel main engines driving four General Electric generators and three General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines
    single propeller, 3,000shp
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    Chetco (AT-99)
    Penguin 1234k Chetco (AT-99) on the builders ways at Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Charleston, S.C. in July 1943 prior to her conversion to Penguin (ASR-12) in September 1943. Alan Owens
    USS Penguin (ASR-12)
    Penguin 48k USS Penguin (ASR-12) underway, date and location unknown. (NAFTS)
    National Association
    of Fleet Tug Sailors
    Penguin 76k USS Penguin (ASR-12) underway off Key West FL, November 1966 ©Richard Leonhardt
    Penguin 69k USS Penguin (ASR-12) underway in Valletta Harbor, Malta, circa 1961.
    Photo A. & J. Pavia from "Jane's Fighting Ships" 1961-62 edition.    		 Robert Hurst
    USS Penguin (ASR-12)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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    Last Updated 10 February 2012