Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Auk |
Pennant | AM 59 |
Built by | Defoe Boat and Marine Works. (Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 5 Nov 1940 |
Laid down | 21 Aug 1941 |
Launched | 20 Jul 1942 |
Commissioned | 9 Nov 1942 |
End service | 15 May 1946 |
History | Decommissioned 15 May 1946 at Astoria, Oregon |
Commands listed for USS Chickadee (AM 59)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Griffith B. Coale, USNR | 9 Nov 1942 | 29 Jul 1943 |
2 | William Donald Allen, USNR | 29 Jul 1943 | Jan 1945 |
3 | William N. Swift, USNR | Jan 1945 | Apr 1945 |
4 | Edgar Samuel Downs, USNR | Apr 1945 | 11 Oct 1945 |
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