Allied Warships

USS Tomahawk (AO 88)

Oiler of the Escambia class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeOiler
ClassEscambia 
PennantAO 88 
Built byMarinship Corp. (Sausalito, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down1 Jun 1943 
Launched10 Oct 1943 
Commissioned16 Apr 1944 
End service 
History

Sold into merchantile service in 1966

 

Commands listed for USS Tomahawk (AO 88)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Capt. Benjamin Watkins Cloud, USN16 Apr 194426 Nov 1944 (1)
2William Lester Eagleton, Sr., USN26 Nov 19445 Jan 1946

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