Allied Warships
USS Rapidan (AO 18)
Oiler of the Patoka class
USS Rapidan as seen during the Second World War
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Oiler |
| Class | Patoka |
| Pennant | AO 18 |
| Built by | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 2 Feb 1919 |
| Launched | 29 Oct 1919 |
| Commissioned | 1 Jan 1922 |
| End service | 17 Jul 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned on 22 June 1922 |
Commands listed for USS Rapidan (AO 18)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. John Boyd Mallard, USN | 22 Jan 1940 | mid 1941 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Sydney Serrill Bunting, USN | mid 1941 | 18 Dec 1941 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Howard Douglas McIntosh, USN | 18 Dec 1941 | 26 Feb 1943 |
| 4 | Cdr. Merritt David Mullen, USNR | 26 Feb 1943 | 3 Dec 1943 |
| 5 | Hubert Louis Hassell, USNR | 3 Dec 1943 | 25 Sep 1945 |
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