USS Greenlet
USS Greenlet leaves Pearl Harbor, Hawaii circa 1963 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Greenlet |
| Laid down | 15 October 1941 |
| Launched | 12 July 1942 |
| Commissioned | 29 May 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 12 June 1970 |
| Fate | Transferred to Turkey, 12 June 1970 |
| Turkey | |
| Name | TCG Akin |
| Acquired | 12 June 1970 |
| Decommissioned | 17 November 2017 |
| Status | decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship |
| Displacement | 2,040 long tons (2,073 t) |
| Length | 251 ft 4 in (76.61 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 10 in (4.52 m) |
| Speed | 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
| Complement | 102 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Greenlet (ASR-10) was a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1970. In June 1970, the ship was transferred to the Turkish Navy, renamed TCG Akin (A-585) and remained in service until 2017.