USS Ortolan (AM-45)

History
United States
Name	USS Ortolan
Builder	Staten Island Shipbuilding Company, New York City
Laid down	9 July 1918
Launched	30 January 1919
Commissioned	17 September 1919, as Minesweeper No.45
Decommissioned	18 March 1947
Reclassified	AM-45, 17 July 1920 ASR-5, 12 September 1929
Stricken	10 June 1947
Honours and awards	1 battle star (World War II)
Fate	Sold, 20 August 1947
General characteristics
Class and type	Lapwing-class minesweeper
Displacement	1,009 long tons (1,025 t) full load
Length	187 ft 10 in (57.25 m)
Beam	35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Draft	10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)
Propulsion	Harlan and Hollingsworth vertical triple expansion steam engine, 1 shaft
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	72
Armament	2 × 3"/50 caliber guns 2 × 20 mm guns

The first USS Ortolan(AM-45/ASR-5) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper in the United States Navy. She was later converted to a submarine rescue ship. She was named after the ortolan, a European bunting.

Ortolan was laid down 9 July 1918 by the Staten Island Shipbuilding Company, New York City, United States; launched 30 January 1919; sponsored by Miss Theresa M. Finn; and commissioned 17 September 1919.