Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Auk |
Pennant | AM 101 |
Built by | General Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Alameda, California, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
Laid down | 14 Mar 1942 |
Launched | 4 Jul 1942 |
Commissioned | 23 Mar 1943 |
End service | 15 Apr 1955 |
History | Decommissioned 31 May 1946 at San Diego, California |
Commands listed for USS Herald (AM 101)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Dion Beauchamp Poupeney, USNR | 23 Mar 1943 | 14 Oct 1943 |
2 | Lt. Edward Paul Dietrich, USNR | 14 Oct 1943 | Jan 1945 |
3 | Lt. Bowman Simon Ellis, Jr., USNR | Jan 1945 | 10 May 1945 |
4 | Ray Ernest Oliver, USNR | 10 May 1945 | 20 Nov 1945 |
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