Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Submarine tender |
Class | Griffin |
Pennant | AS 13 |
Built by | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 1 May 1939 |
Launched | 11 Oct 1939 |
Commissioned | 31 Jul 1941 |
End service | 12 Oct 1945 |
History | Acquired by the USN in 1940 and converted to a submarine tender |
Commands listed for USS Griffin (AS 13)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Cdr. Stanley Dexter Jupp, USN | 31 Jul 1941 | 3 Jul 1942 (1) |
2 | Wakeman Blanchard Throp, USN | 3 Jul 1942 | Jun 1944 |
3 | T/Capt. John FitzPatrick Madden, USN | Jun 1944 | Apr 1945 |
4 | T/Lt.Cdr. Thomas Markham Brown, USN | Apr 1945 | Sep 1945 |
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