Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Oiler |
Class | Patoka |
Pennant | AO 11 |
Built by | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 3 May 1919 |
Launched | 24 Dec 1919 |
Commissioned | 19 Feb 1920 |
End service | 26 Oct 1945 |
History | Decommissioned on 14 October 1932 |
Commands listed for USS Sapelo (AO 11)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | Cdr. Walter Ellerly Moore, USN | 19 Aug 1940 | 10 Jun 1941 |
2 | Lt.Cdr. Adelbert Frink Converse, USN | 10 Jun 1941 | 7 Nov 1942 |
3 | Montford Rupert Tawes, USNR | 7 Nov 1942 | 18 Aug 1943 |
4 | William Allen Bray, USNR | 18 Aug 1943 | 7 Oct 1944 |
5 | Joseph Allan Houston, USNR | 7 Oct 1944 | 30 Apr 1945 |
6 | Lt.Cdr. Charles James DeLaney, USNR | 30 Apr 1945 | 13 Nov 1945 |
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