Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer tender |
Class | Dixie |
Pennant | AD 18 |
Built by | Tampa Shipbuilding Co. Inc. (Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 16 Dec 1940 |
Laid down | 31 Dec 1941 |
Launched | 23 Feb 1943 |
Commissioned | 20 Mar 1944 |
End service | 15 Oct 1993 |
History | Decommissioned and stricken on 15 October 1993 |
Commands listed for USS Sierra (AD 18)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Capt. Paul Brogden Koonce, USN | 20 Mar 1944 | 26 Jun 1945 (1) |
2 | Cdr. Elmer Ruben Runquist, USN | 26 Jun 1945 | 27 Apr 1946 |
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