Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Auk |
Pennant | AM 62 |
Built by | General Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Alameda, California, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 5 Nov 1940 |
Laid down | 24 Jun 1941 |
Launched | 12 Feb 1942 |
Commissioned | 14 Oct 1942 |
End service | 1 Aug 1968 |
History | Decommissioned 31 May 1946 at San Diego, California |
Commands listed for USS Sheldrake (AM 62)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Warren Franklin Porter, USN | 14 Oct 1942 | 29 Jun 1943 |
2 | Arthur Charles Friend, USNR | 29 Jun 1943 | 8 Aug 1943 |
3 | Robert Greene Nichols, USN | 8 Aug 1943 | 5 Nov 1943 |
4 | Joseph B. Neiser, USNR | 5 Nov 1943 | 31 Mar 1944 |
5 | Lt. Thomas William Cross, USNR | 31 Mar 1944 | 8 Jan 1945 |
6 | Burt E. Taylor, Jr., USNR | 8 Jan 1945 | 31 May 1946 |
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Notable events involving Sheldrake include:
12 Dec 1943
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Cole, USN) made a short stop at Tulagi for fuel. She was escorted in and out by USS Sheldrake.