Kittiwake facts

• Kittiwake was launched 10 July 1945 and was a United States Navy Chanticleer-class submarine rescue vessel in commission to 1994.
• On 23 April 1984, Kittiwake collided with the attack submarine USS Bergall (SSN-667) at Norfolk, Virginia.
• The Kittiwake is 251 feet long, 44 feet on her beam, and drafted 19 feet fully loaded. Her light displacement was 1704 tons and full displacement was 2193 tons.
• There are five decks on the 47 foot tall Kittiwake.
• Originally intended to be sunk in June 2009, it was finally sunk on 5 January 2011. The Kittiwake is resting upright in 62 feet of water on a sandy bottom.