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The '''USS ''Florikan'' (ASR-9)''' was a [[Chanticleer class rescue ship|''Chanticleer''-class]] submarine rescue ship in the [[United States Navy]].
''Florikan'' was launched [[14 June]] [[1942]] by [[Moore
From 3 to 20 July 1943, ''Florikan'' aided in the training of [[submarine]]s at [[Pearl Harbor]], acting as target, screening, escort, and [[torpedo]] recovery vessel. She served on similar duty at [[Midway Atoll|Midway]] between 24 July and 2 September, then sailed for [[Kiska, Alaska]], arriving 7 September. For a month, she carried out diving operations on [[Japan]]ese submarine ''I-7'', which had been grounded by her crew south of Kiska Harbor. Their attempts to scuttle the submarine had been incomplete, the after half remaining intact in a hundred feet of water. Seven divers entered the hulk, recovering important documents and personal papers of value in intelligence work.
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