ASR-16 USS Tringa

Namesake. The Tringa is a genus of sandpiper birds including the solitary sandpipers and sometimes the tattlers
Builder. Savannah Machine & Foundry Co.
Laid down. 12 Jul 1945
Launched. 25 Jun 1946
Commissioned. 28 Jan 1947
Decommissioned. 30 Sep 1977
Stricken. 30 Sep 1977
Class and type. Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship
Displacement. 1,780 long tons (1,809 t)
Length. 251 ft 4 in (76.61 m)
Beam. 42 ft (13 m)
Draft. 14 ft 3 in (4.34 m)
Speed. 16 knots (18 mph; 30 km/h)
Complement. 102
Armament. 2 × 3"/50 caliber guns