Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Lapwing |
Pennant | AM 14 |
Built by | Chester Shipbuilding Co. (Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 19 Oct 1917 |
Launched | 12 May 1918 |
Commissioned | 19 Feb 1919 |
End service | 30 Sep 1946 |
History | Redesignated ocean tug AT-145 on 1 June 1942 |
Commands listed for USS Woodcock (AM 14)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Paul Eugene Howard, USN | 31 Jan 1939 | 12 Jul 1941 |
2 | Lt.Cdr. Terence Warner Greene, USN | 12 Jul 1941 | mid 1942 |
3 | Benjamin P Clark, USCG | mid 1942 | 22 Dec 1942 |
4 | Lt. Frank Stephen Dowd, USNR | 22 Dec 1942 | mid 1943 |
5 | Robert Herbert Teter, USNR | mid 1943 | 17 Apr 1944 |
6 | William Henry Stewart, USNR | 17 Apr 1944 | 21 Jun 1945 |
7 | Matt Thomas Kershall, USNR | 21 Jun 1945 |
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