USS Pelias (AS 14)

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Submarine tender
Class	Griffin
Pennant	AS 14
Built by	Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	8 May 1939
Launched	14 Nov 1939
Commissioned	5 Sep 1941
End service	14 Jun 1970
History	Acquired by the USN in 1940 and converted to a submarine tender Commissioned as USS Pelias (AS-14) on 5 September 1941 In commission in reserve on 6 September 1946 Out of service, in reserve on 21 October 1950 Decommissioned on 14 June 1970 Stricken on 1 August 1972 Sold to be broken up for scrap on 1 October 1973

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	Commander	From	To
1	Cdr. William Wakefield, USN	5 Sep 1941	1 Apr 1944 (1)
2	T/Cdr. William Alexander Swanston, USN	1 Apr 1944

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