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USS Windhover

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History
United States
NameUSS Windhover
BuilderSavannah Machine & Foundry Co.
StatusContract cancelled
General characteristics
Class and typeChanticleer-class submarine rescue ship
Displacement1,780 long tons (1,809 t)
Length251 ft 4 in (76.61 m)
Draught14 ft 3 in (4.34 m)
Speed16 knots (18 mph; 30 km/h)
Complement102 officers and enlisted
Armament2 × 3"/50 caliber guns

USS Windhover (ASR-18) was projected as a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship and was to be built at Savannah, Georgia, by the Savannah Machine Foundry; however, because of Japan's collapse, the contract for her construction was cancelled on 12 August 1945.

References

Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ships
 United States Navy
Completed
Cancelled
 Turkish Navy


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