USS Ortolan
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USS Ortolan is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy in naming its ships:
- USS Ortolan (AM-45)USS Ortolan (AM-45)The first USS Ortolan was a in the United States Navy. She was later converted to a submarine rescue ship. She was named after the ortolan, a European bunting....
a minesweeper laid down 9 July 1918 by the Staten Island Shipbuilding Co., New York, New York. - USS Ortolan (AMCU-34)USS Ortolan (AMCU-34)USS Ortolan was a of the United States Navy, later converted to an AMCU-7-class coastal minesweeper.The ship was laid down as LCI–976 on 15 March 1944 by the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas, launched on 10 April 1944, and commissioned on 5 May 1944, Lt. William C...
laid down as LCI(L)-976, 15 March 1944. - USS Ortolan (ASR-22)USS Ortolan (ASR-22)USS Ortolan , a twin-hulled submarine rescue ship, was laid down 28 August 1968 by the Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Mobile, Alabama; launched 10 September 1969; sponsored by Mrs. Nels C...
laid down 28 August 1968 as a twin hulled submarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
rescue ship.