USS Tringa (ASR-16)
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| Name: | USS Tringa |
| Builder: | Savannah Machine & Foundry Co. |
| Laid down: | 12 July 1945 |
| Launched: | 25 June 1946 |
| Commissioned: | 28 January 1947 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 September 1977 |
| Struck: | 30 September 1977 |
| 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) |
| Beam: | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Draft: | 14 ft 3 in (4.34 m) |
| Speed: | 16 knots (18 mph; 30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 102 |
| Armament: | 2 × 3"/50 caliber guns |
USS Tringa (ASR-16) was a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship of the United States Navy. She was laid down on 12 July 1945 at Savannah, Georgia, by the Savannah Machine & Foundry Co.; launched on 25 June 1946; sponsored by Mrs. Nola Dora Vassar, the mother of Curtis L. Vassar, Jr., missing in action; and commissioned on 28 January 1947, Lt. Comdr. Paul C. Cottrell in command.
Upon commissioning, Tringa was assigned to Submarine Squadron (SubRon) 8 and operated out of the submarine base at New London, Connecticut. During her first six years of active service, she remained close to the eastern seaboard. Fortunately, her services as a submarine rescue vessel were not required. On the other hand, Tringa remained busy practicing simulated submarine rescues and serving as target ship and recovery ship for submarines in torpedo-firing drills. In addition, she participated in a number of rescue experiments for the Bureau of Ships, testing diving bells, submarine buoys, ground tackle, mooring gear, and related equipment.
Her most significant contribution during those six years came in January 1950 when Missouri (BB-63) ran aground in the vicinity of Thimble Shoals Light and Old Point Comfort, Hampton Roads, Virginia. Tringa and her sister rescue vessels joined tugs in refloating the battleship on 1 February.
In August 1953, Tringa was called upon to cross the Atlantic Ocean to aid Harder (SS-568), which had broken down off the coast of Ireland. The ship returned to New London with the submarine and then resumed operations along the east coast of the United States. During the early months of 1955, Tringa escorted USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the world's first atomic-powered ship, during her sea trials.
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