Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Auk |
Pennant | AM 128 |
Built by | Gulf Shipbuilding Corp. (Chickasaw, Alabama, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 7 Apr 1941 |
Laid down | 21 Jul 1941 |
Launched | 15 Apr 1942 |
Commissioned | 4 Apr 1943 |
End service | 7 Oct 1946 |
History | Decommissioned 7 October 1946 |
Commands listed for USS Velocity (AM 128)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Joseph Louis Bull, Jr., USNR | 4 Apr 1943 | 4 Jun 1943 |
2 | Lt.Cdr. John Samuel Chambers, USNR | 4 Jun 1943 | 3 Jun 1944 |
3 | Lt. George James Buyse, USNR | 3 Jun 1944 | 7 Oct 1945 |
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