Allied Warships

USS Suamico (AO 49)

Oiler of the Suamico class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeOiler
ClassSuamico 
PennantAO 49 
Built bySun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down27 Sep 1941 
Launched30 May 1942 
Commissioned10 Aug 1942 
End service 
History

Decommissioned on 20 January 1946
Recommissioned on 1 October 1949
Decommissioned at an unknown date
Stricken on 15 November 1974
Sold on 22 January 1975

 

Commands listed for USS Suamico (AO 49)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Capt. Ralph Elmer Butterfield, USN10 Aug 194221 Dec 1943 (1)
2T/Lt.Cdr. Arley Sidney Johnson, USN21 Dec 1943Aug 1945
3Norman Charles Bishop, USNRAug 194521 Jan 1946

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