Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Seaplane tender |
Class | Barnegat |
Pennant | AVP 26 |
Built by | Lake Washington Shipyards (Houghton, Washington, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 6 Dec 1940 |
Laid down | 10 Mar 1942 |
Launched | 12 Jul 1942 |
Commissioned | 16 Jun 1943 |
End service | 4 Sep 1946 |
History | Decommissioned on 4 September 1946 |
Commands listed for USS Half Moon (AVP 26)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Cdr. William Onahan Gallery, USN | 15 Jun 1943 | 16 Jun 1944 (1) |
2 | T/Cdr. Jack Irving Bandy, USN | 16 Jun 1944 |
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