USS Verdin (ASR-17)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Verdin.
History
Name: USS Verdin
Builder: Savannah Machine & Foundry Co.
Status: Contract cancelled
General characteristics
Class & type: Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship

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.

References

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


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