Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Oiler |
Class | Kennebec |
Pennant | AO 38 |
Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Sparrows Point, Maryland, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 23 Apr 1941 |
Launched | 12 Nov 1941 |
Commissioned | 27 Jan 1942 |
End service | 30 Apr 1946 |
History | Acquired by the USN on 5 January 1942 Hit by U-boat |
U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the USS Winooski |
Commands listed for USS Winooski (AO 38)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Cdr. Walter Charles Ansel, USN | 27 Jan 1942 | Jul 42 ? (1) |
2 | John Edward Murphy, USN | Jul 42 ? | 3 Apr 1943 |
3 | John Paul Barrett, USN | 3 Apr 1943 | 21 Mar 1944 |
4 | Thomas B. Christenson, USNR | 21 Mar 1944 | 30 Apr 1946 |
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