USS Verdin (ASR-17)

USS Verdin (ASR-17) — projected as a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue vessel — was to be built at Savannah, Georgia, by the Savannah Machine & Foundry Co.; but, because of Japan's collapse, the contract for her construction was cancelled on 5 August 1945.

For other ships with the same name, see USS Verdin.

History
United States
Name:	USS Verdin
Builder:	Savannah Machine & Foundry Co.
Status:	Contract cancelled
General characteristics
Class and type:	Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship
Displacement:	1,780 long tons (1,809 t)
Length:	251 ft 4 in (76.61 m)
Draught:	14 ft 3 in (4.34 m)
Speed:	16 knots (18 mph; 30 km/h)
Complement:	102 officers and enlisted
Armament:	2 × 3"/50 caliber guns

References

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