| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Oiler |
| Class | Kanawha |
| Pennant | AO 5 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 8 Jun 1919 |
| Launched | 2 Jun 1920 |
| Commissioned | 25 Oct 1920 |
| Lost | 23 Jan 1942 |
| Loss position | 21° 01'N, 160° 06'W |
| History | USS Neches was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese submarine I-72 (offsite link),57 of the crew were missing and the survivors were rescued by the USS Jarvis amongst them the Commanding officer Lcmdr Fletcher.About 120 nautical miles west of Pearl Harbor in position 21º01'N, 160º06'W. |
Commands listed for USS Neches (i) (AO 5)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. James Hicks Foskett, USN | 14 Jul 1939 | 10 Mar 1941 (1) |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. William Bartlett Fletcher, Jr., USN | 10 Mar 1941 | 23 Jan 1942 (1) |
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