| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine rescue vessel |
| Class | Penguin |
| Pennant | ASR 12 |
| Built by | Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 9 Feb 1943 |
| Launched | 20 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 29 May 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Ordered and laid down as fleet tug USS Chetco (AT-99) |
Commands listed for USS Penguin (ASR 12)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. George Waugh Albin, Jr., USNR | 29 May 1944 | ??? |
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Notable events involving Penguin include:
2 Jan 1945
HrMs O 21 (Lt. F.J. Kroessen, RNN) conducted attack exercises off New London, Connecticut, U.S.A. with USS Penguin (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Albin, USNR). (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6418 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)