USS Windhover

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|Ship country=United States

|Ship flag={{USN flag|1945}}

|Ship name= USS Windhover

|Ship builder=Savannah Machine & Foundry Co.

|Ship status=Contract cancelled

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|Ship class={{sclass|Chanticleer|submarine rescue ship}}

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|Ship length={{convert|251|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}}

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|Ship complement=102 officers and enlisted

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|Ship armament=2 × 3"/50 caliber guns

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USS Windhover (ASR-18) was projected as a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship and was to be built at Savannah, Georgia, by the Savannah Machine Foundry; however, because of Japan's collapse, the contract for her construction was cancelled on 12 August 1945.

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Category:Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ships

Category:Cancelled ships of the United States Navy

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