Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Submarine tender |
Class | Fulton |
Pennant | AS 18 |
Built by | Moore Dry Dock Co. (Oakland, California, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 30 Dec 1940 |
Laid down | 31 Jul 1941 |
Launched | 24 Jun 1942 |
Commissioned | 30 Sep 1943 |
End service | 3 Sep 1993 |
History | Decommissioned and stricken on 3 September 1993. |
Commands listed for USS Orion (AS 18)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Capt. Clayton Shadek Isgrig, USN | 30 Sep 1943 | 10 Jul 1944 (1) |
2 | Lt.Cdr. George Leonard Shane, Jr., USN | 10 Jul 1944 | 27 May 1945 (1) |
3 | T/Capt. Edward Robert Hannon, USN | 27 May 1945 | 11 Jun 1947 (1) |
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