| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Oiler |
| Class | Patoka |
| Pennant | AO 19 |
| Built by | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 10 Apr 1919 |
| Launched | 16 Mar 1920 |
| Commissioned | 16 Dec 1921 |
| End service | 16 Jan 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned on 16 January 1946 Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the USS Salinas |
Commands listed for USS Salinas (AO 19)
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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. John Thomas Bottom, Jr., USN | mid 1939 | 20 Jun 1941 |
| 2 | Cdr. Harley Francis Cope, USN | 20 Jun 1941 | 10 Mar 1942 |
| 3 | T/Cdr. Donald Hendrie Johnston, USN | 10 Mar 1942 | 15 Jun 1942 |
| 4 | T/Cdr. Homer Bernard Hudson, USN | 15 Jun 1942 | 26 Jul 1943 |
| 5 | Walter Edward Reed, USNR | 26 Jul 1943 | 3 Jan 1945 |
| 6 | Lt.Cdr. Charles Albert Brodine, USNR | 3 Jan 1945 | 7 Sep 1945 |
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