Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Repair ship |
Class | Vulcan |
Pennant | AR 5 |
Built by | New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 1 Aug 1939 |
Laid down | 16 Dec 1939 |
Launched | 14 Dec 1940 |
Commissioned | 14 Jun 1941 |
End service | 30 Sep 1991 |
History | Decommissioned on 30 September 1991 |
Commands listed for USS Vulcan (AR 5)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Leon Sangster Fiske, USN | 16 Jun 1941 | Jun 1942 (1) |
2 | Cdr. Richard Brittain Tuggle, USN | Jun 1942 | 25 Sep 1943 (1) |
3 | T/Capt. Clarence Henry Pike, USN | 25 Sep 1943 | 10 Jan 1945 (1) |
4 | T/Cdr. Rex Smith Caldwell, USN | 10 Jan 1945 | Jul 1946 (1) |
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