| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine rescue vessel |
| Class | Chanticleer |
| Pennant | ASR 7 |
| Built by | Moore Shipbuilding and Dry Dock, Co. (Oakland, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 30 Dec 1940 |
| Laid down | 15 Sep 1941 |
| Launched | 29 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 20 Nov 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Stricken on 1 June 1973 |
Commands listed for USS Chanticleer (ASR 7)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Richard Ellington Hawes, USN | 20 Nov 1942 | ??? (1) |
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Notable events involving Chanticleer include:
20 Jul 1943
Around 1015H/20, HrMs O 21 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. van Dulm, RNN) arrived at Exmouth Gulf, Australia. After fuelling she went alongside USS Chanticleer (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Hawes, USN) for some voyage repairs before she would be able to proceed on patrol. (2)
16 Jan 1944
On 16 and 17 January 1944, USS Billfish (Cdr. V.C. Turner, USN), conducted exercises off Fremantle together with USS Chanticleer (Cdr. R.E. Hawes, USN).
13 Mar 1944
Around 1345H/13, the submarine tenders USS Orion (T/Capt. C.S. Isgrig, USN) and USS Pelias (T/Capt. W. Wakefield, USN) departed Albany to return to Fremantle. They were escorted by the light cruiser HMAS Adelaide (A/Capt. J.C.D. Esdaile, OBE, RAN). The submarine rescue vessel USS Chanticleer (T/Cdr. R.E. Hawes, USN) was also with them.
They arrived at Fremantle around 1000H/16. (3)
4 Oct 1944
During 4 and 5 October 1944, HMS Sirdar (Lt. J.A. Spender, RN) and HMS Tantivy (Lt. P.S. May, RN), conducted exercises off Fremantle. These included night exercises. Convoy attack exercises were carried out on USS Chanticleer (L.L. Tyndall, USN), HMAS Ipswich (T/Lt. R.H. Creasey, RANR(S)) and HMAS Warrnambool (Lt.Cdr.(Emgy.) E.J.B. Wight, RAN). (4)
22 Nov 1944
Around 1015H/22, USS Flasher (T/Cdr. G.W. Grider, USN), USS Becuna (T/Cdr. H.D. Sturr, USN) and USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. W. Scanland, Jr., USN, with T/R.Adm. E.H. Bryant, USN on board) arrived at Darwin from Fremantle. At Darwin the submarines were to top off with fuel, water and provisions and also make voyage repairs if these were required. They were serviced by USS Chanticleer (T/Lt. L.L. Tyndall, USN).
The submarines were escorted in by HMAS ML 814 (T/Lt. B.R. Bayley, RANVR) which had joined around 0730H/22. (5)
28 Jan 1945
USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. F.W. Scanland, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Fremantle with USS Chanticleer (T/Lt. L.L. Tyndall, USN). (6)
Sources
- http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c6/chanticleer-iii.htm
- File 2.12.03.6415 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- Report of proceedings of HMAS Adelaide for March 1944
- ADM 173/18789
- USS Flasher report of fifth war patrol + USS Becuna report of second war patrol + USS Hawkbill report of second war patrol
- War diary of USS Chanticleer for January 1945
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.