| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine rescue vessel |
| Class | Chanticleer |
| Pennant | ASR 7 |
| Built by | Moore Shipbuilding and Dry Dock, Co. (Oakland, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 30 Dec 1940 |
| Laid down | 15 Sep 1941 |
| Launched | 29 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 20 Nov 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Stricken on 1 June 1973 |
Commands listed for USS Chanticleer (ASR 7)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Richard Ellington Hawes, USN | 20 Nov 1942 | ??? (1) |
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Notable events involving Chanticleer include:
16 Jan 1944
On 16 and 17 January 1944, USS Billfish (Cdr. V.C. Turner, USN), conducted exercises off Fremantle together with USS Chanticleer (Cdr. R.E. Hawes, USN).
4 Oct 1944
During 4 and 5 October 1944, HMS Sirdar (Lt. J.A. Spender, RN) and HMS Tantivy (Lt. P.S. May, RN), conducted exercises off Fremantle. These included night exercises. Convoy attack exercises were carried out on USS Chanticleer (L.L. Tyndall, USN), HMAS Ipswich (T/Lt. R.H. Creasey, RANR(S)) and HMAS Warrnambool (Lt.Cdr.(Emgy.) E.J.B. Wight, RAN). (2)
Sources
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.