Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Seaplane tender |
Class | Barnegat |
Pennant | AVP 49 |
Built by | Lake Washington Shipyards (Houghton, Washington, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 11 Apr 1942 |
Laid down | 13 Jul 1942 |
Launched | 4 Oct 1942 |
Commissioned | 23 Jan 1944 |
End service | Mar 1960 |
History | Decommissioned on 31 October 1947 |
Commands listed for USS Orca (AVP 49)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Cdr. Morton Klyne Fleming, Jr., USN | 23 Jan 1944 | 30 Dec 1944 (1) |
2 | T/Cdr. Everett Olin Rigsbee, Jr., USN | 30 Dec 1944 | 10 Dec 1945 |
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