USS Kittiwake

USS Kittiwake (ASR-13)

USS Kittiwake (ASR-13)
History
United States
Namesake	The kittiwake, any of several gulls of the genus Rissa, found along the coast of North America
Launched	10 July 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Howard S. Rue, Jr.
Commissioned	18 July 1946
Decommissioned	30 September 1994
Stricken	30 September 1994
Fate	Sunk as artificial reef in January 2011
General characteristics
Class and type	Chanticleer-class submarine rescue vessel
Displacement	1,780 tons
Length	251 ft 4 in (76.61 m)
Draught	14 ft 3 in (4.34 m)
Speed	16 knots
Complement	102 officers and enlisted
Armament	.50 caliber machine gun

USS Kittiwake (ASR-13) was a United States Navy Chanticleer-class submarine rescue vessel in commission from 1946 to 1994.