USS ''Verdin'' (ASR-17) – projected as a
''Chanticleer''-class submarine
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rescue vessel – was to be built at
Savannah, Georgia
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, by the Savannah Machine & Foundry Co.; but, because of
Japan's collapse, the contract for her construction was cancelled on 5 August 1945.
References
Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ships
Cancelled ships of the United States Navy
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