Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Oiler |
Class | Patoka |
Pennant | AO 9 |
Built by | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 17 Dec 1918 |
Launched | 26 Jul 1919 |
Commissioned | 13 Oct 1919 |
End service | 1 Jul 1946 |
History | Decommissioned on 31 August 1933 |
Commands listed for USS Patoka (AO 9)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | Cdr. Clifton Albert Frederick Sprague, USN | 10 Nov 1939 | 15 Jun 1940 |
2 | Cdr. William Nelson Thornton, USN | 15 Jun 1940 | 23 Jan 1943 |
3 | Cdr. Clarence Lee Connor Atkeson, USN | 23 Jan 1943 | 24 May 1943 |
4 | Lt.Cdr. Eugene Willard Kiefer, USN | 24 May 1943 |
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