Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Lapwing |
Pennant | ASR 5 |
Mod | Submarine rescue vessel |
Built by | Staten Island Shipbuilding Co. (New York, New York, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 9 Jul 1918 |
Launched | 30 Jan 1919 |
Commissioned | 17 Sep 1919 |
End service | 18 Mar 1947 |
History | Completed as minesweeper |
Commands listed for USS Ortolan (ASR 5)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. Lowell Thornton Stone, USN | 28 Apr 1938 | 31 Jul 1941 |
2 | Lt. Frank Devere Latta, USN | 31 Jul 1941 | 8 Apr 1942 |
3 | Ashley L. Holland, USN | 8 Apr 1942 | Dec 1943 |
4 | Ernest Maltby, USN | Dec 1943 |
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