| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine tender |
| Class | Fulton |
| Pennant | AS 16 |
| Built by | Mare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 3 Oct 1940 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 16 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 May 1944 |
| End service | 30 Sep 1980 |
| History | Decommissioned,on 30 September 1980 |
| Former name | Neptune |
Commands listed for USS Howard W. Gilmore (AS 16)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Capt. Daniel Newman Cone, Jr., USN | 24 May 1944 | 18 Apr 1945 (1) |
| 2 | T/Cdr. Carl Arthur Johnson, USN | 18 Apr 1945 | 20 Jun 1946 |
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Notable events involving Howard W. Gilmore include:
14 Sep 1945
The submarine tender USS USS Howard W. Gilmore (T/Cdr. C.A. Johnson, USN) and the submarines USS Puffer (T/Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer, USN), USS Rasher (T/Lt.Cdr. C.D. Nace, USN), USS Raton (T/Lt.Cdr. G.F. Gugliotta, USN), USS Baya (T/Lt.Cdr. B.C. Jarvis, USN), USS Becuna (T/Lt.Cdr. W.J. Bush, USN), USS Caiman (T/Cdr. W.L. Fey, Jr., USN), USS Capitaine (T/Lt.Cdr. E.S. Friedrick, USN), USS Carbonero (T/Cdr. C.L. Murphy, USN), USS Entemedor (T/Cdr. W.R. Smith, Jr., USN), USS Hardhead (T/Lt.Cdr. J.L. Haines, USN), USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. W. Scanland, Jr., USN), USS Kraken (T/Cdr. T.H. Henry, USN), USS Lamprey (T/Lt.Cdr. L.B. McDonald, USN), USS Lizardfish (T/Cdr. O.M. Butler, USN) and USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN) arrived at Pearl Harbor from Subic Bay.