Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Escort carrier |
Class | Avenger / Charger |
Pennant | CVE 30 |
Built by | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 19 Jan 1940 |
Launched | 1 Mar 1941 |
Commissioned | 3 Mar 1942 |
End service | 15 Mar 1946 |
History | Built as mercantile Rio de la Plata. |
Former name | HMS Charger |
Commands listed for USS Charger (CVE 30)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Capt. Thomas Lamison Sprague, USN | 3 Mar 1942 | 15 Dec 1942 |
2 | T/Capt. Grover Budd Hartley Hall, USN | 15 Dec 1942 | 6 Nov 1943 |
3 | T/Capt. Ralph Walter Dunstan Woods, USN | 6 Nov 1943 | 26 Aug 1944 |
4 | T/Capt. Robert Ruffin Johnson, USN | 26 Aug 1944 | 5 Jul 1945 |
5 | Lt.Cdr. William Mason Walsh, USN | 5 Jul 1945 | 15 Jan 1946 |
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