USS Ortolan (ASR-22)

USS "Ortolan" (ASR-22), a twin-hulled submarine rescue ship, laid down 28 August 1968 by the Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Mobile, Alabama; launched 10 September 1969; sponsored by Mrs. Nels C. Johnson; and was commissioned 14 July 1973.
"Ortolan" was designed to operate the s, and was the second and final vessel of the built by the U.S. Navy.
Decommissioned 30 March 1995 and berthed at the James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, Virginia, awaiting final determination for method of disposal.
3 July 2009, Ortolan was awarded as part of a recycling contract to Esco Marine of Brownsville, Texas. Ortolan departed the James River Reserve Fleet at 0950, 20 July 2009 for recycling.