Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Oiler |
Class | Chiwawa |
Pennant | AO 68 |
Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Sparrows Point, Maryland, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | 25 Jun 1942 |
Commissioned | 24 Dec 1942 |
End service | 6 May 1946 |
History | Decommissioned on 6 May 1946 She is now a bulk frieghter and huals coal and iron ore around the great lakes, she is often seen in Detroit, Michigan. |
Commands listed for USS Chiwawa (AO 68)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Cdr. Harold Farnham Fultz, USN | 24 Dec 1942 | 9 Jul 1943 |
2 | John Perry Goza, USNR | 9 Jul 1943 | 16 Jun 1945 |
3 | Albert Frederick Block, USNR | 16 Jun 1945 | 6 May 1946 |
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