Allied Warships

USS Ortolan (ASR 5)

Minesweeper of the Lapwing class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassLapwing 
PennantASR 5 
Built byStaten Island Shipbuilding Co. (New York, New York, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down9 Jul 1918 
Launched30 Jan 1919 
Commissioned17 Sep 1919 
End service18 Mar 1947 
Loss position
 
History

Completed as minesweeper
Decommissioned on 3 May 1922
Recommissioned on 11 July 1922
Reclassified as submarine rescue ship ASR-5 on 12 September 1929
Decommissioned on 18 March 1947
Stricken on 10 June 1947
Sold into merchantile service on 20 August 1947

 

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