MV Kellie Chouest

MV Kellie Chouest is a Deep Submergence Elevator Support Ship operated under the Military Sealift Command's Special Mission Ship Program and leased from Edison Chouest Offshore. It is assigned to COMSUBDEVRON FIVE for deep water rescue, salvage and research missions.

History
United States
Name	MV Kellie Chouest
Builder	Edison Chouest Offshore
Launched	1978
Acquired	Leased, 1996
Identification	IMO number: 9132179 MMSI number: 366331000 Callsign: WCV9914
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Deep Submergence Elevator Support Ship
Displacement	1,575 long tons (1,600 t)
Length	310 ft (94 m)
Beam	52 ft (16 m)
Draft	15 ft (4.6 m)
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement	13 civilian, 40 military

Kellie Chouest helped in the recovery operations of the stricken USS Dolphin after a flooding and fire of the latter vessel. She also assisted in the recovery of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 voice and flight data recorders, and of USS Monitor's propeller and shaft.[1]

In 2002, High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network researchers conducted an expedition to locate the SEALAB II/III habitat located off the Scripps pier in La Jolla, California.[2] Researchers utilized a Scorpio ROV to find the site and were able to conduct a live multicast from ship to shore.[2] This expedition was the first return to the site since the habitat was moved.[2]