Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Oiler |
Class | [No specific class] |
Pennant | AO 45 |
Built by | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 30 Nov 1935 |
Launched | 2 May 1936 |
Commissioned | 16 Apr 1942 |
End service | 6 May 1946 |
History | Displacement: 4150 BRT Acquired by the USN on 31 March 1942 and modified as a Q-ship |
Commands listed for USS Big Horn (AO 45)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Cdr. Joseph Aloysius Gainard, USN | 16 Apr 1942 | 24 Jun 1943 (1) |
2 | Louis Calott Farley, USN | 24 Jun 1943 | 17 Jan 1944 |
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