Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Lapwing |
Pennant | AM 20 |
Built by | Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. (Baltimore, Md, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 1918 |
Launched | 15 Jun 1918 |
Commissioned | 28 Jan 1919 |
End service | 22 Feb 1946 |
History | Reclassified fleet tug AT-131 on 1 June 1942 |
Commands listed for USS Bobolink (AM 20)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | ||
1 | Lt. Hal Carter Jones, USN | 23 Jun 1939 | ||
2 | Lt.(jg) James Louis Foley, USN | 1941 ? | 8 Jun 1943 | |
3 | Harry Lee Sigleer, USN | 8 Jun 1943 | Oct 1943 | |
4 | Fulton Glen Reed, USN | 9 Oct 1943 | 5 Dec 1943 | |
5 | Elmar Louis Alfred Rau, USNR | 5 Dec 1943 | 30 Aug 1944 | |
6 | Fulton Glen Reed, USN | 30 Aug 1944 | Apr 1945 | |
7 | Edward Lewis Givins, USNR | Apr 1945 |
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