Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Seaplane tender |
Class | Tangier |
Pennant | AV 9 |
Built by | Moore Dry Dock Co. (Oakland, California, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 14 Aug 1939 |
Launched | 8 Jun 1940 |
Commissioned | 18 Jul 1941 |
End service | 10 Jul 1946 |
History | Acquired by the USN on 16 October 1940 |
Commands listed for USS Pocomoke (AV 9)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Thomas Lamison Sprague, USN | 18 Jul 1941 | 9 Feb 1942 |
2 | Cdr. Lester Thomas Hundt, USN | 9 Feb 1942 | 26 Apr 1942 (1) |
3 | Cdr. Nolan Martin Kindell, USN | 26 Apr 1942 | 12 May 1943 |
4 | T/Capt. Curtis Stanton Smiley, USN | 12 May 1943 | 3 Jan 1944 |
5 | T/Capt. Edward Loomis Brady Weimer, USN | 3 Jan 1944 | 7 May 1945 |
6 | Lt.Cdr. Frank Monroe Hammitt, USN | 7 May 1945 |
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