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USS Petrel (ASR-14)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Lima - Sierra - Romeo NLSR

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation
Bottom Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (5) - National Defense Service Medal

Chanticteer Class Submarine Rescue Ship:

Laid down, 26 February 1945, at Savannah Machinery and Foundry, Co., Savannah, GA.

Launched, 26 September 1945

Commissioned USS Petrel (ASR-14), 24 September 1946, LT. Dennis Hima in command

Decommissioned, 30 September 1991

Struck from the Naval Register, 9 October 1991

Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet

Transferred to MARAD custody, 1 May 1999, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Lee Hall, VA.

Final Disposition, contract for scrapping awarded to Bay Bridge Enterprises, Chesapeake, VA., towed from the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River to Bay Bridge Enterprises, Chesapeake, VA., 5 December 2003

Specifications:
Displacement 486 t.(lt) 2,030 t.(fl)
Length 251' 4"
Beam 44'
Draft 17' (max)
Speed 16 kts.
Complement 102
Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, four 20mm guns, two depth charge tracks
Propulsion diesel-electric, single screw, 3,000hp

Size	Image Description	Contributed By / Source
156k	*USS Petrel* (ASR-14)** overhead view underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	.
414k	*USS Petrel* (ASR-14)** underway in Hampton Roads, Virginia, August 1973.	Courtesy © Atlantic Fleet Sales/ Nobe Smith
93k	*USS Petrel* (ASR 14) approaching USS Walworth County (LST 1164)** for refueling, enroute to the Mediterranean, circa 1968.	USS Walworth County (LST-1164) web site
79k	*USS Petrel* (ASR 14)** underway, date and location unknown.	Tom Langford

USS Petrel (ASR-14)
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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