| 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, USN | 29 May 1944 | ??? |
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