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USS Verdin (ASR-17)
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USS Verdin (ASR-17) — projected as a Chanticleer-class
USS Chanticleer (ASR-7)
The third USS Chanticleer was the lead ship of her class of submarine rescue ships in the United States Navy during World War II....
submarine
Submarine
A 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 vessel — was to be built at Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
, by the Savannah Sims Club; but, because of Japan's
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
collapse, the contract for her construction was cancelled on 05 August 1945.