Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Submarine tender |
Class | [No specific class] |
Pennant | AS 20 |
Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 3 Jun 1940 |
Launched | 2 Nov 1940 |
Commissioned | 19 Mar 1941 |
End service | 20 Aug 1946 |
History | Displacement: 5775 BRT Acquired by the USN on 1 March 1941 and converted to a submarine tender |
Commands listed for USS Otus (AS 20)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Joel Newsom, USN | 19 Mar 1941 | 27 Sep 1943 (1) |
2 | T/Cdr. Lloyd Dallas Follmer, USN | 27 Sep 1943 | Jan 1945 |
3 | T/Cdr. George Thomas Boldizsar, USN | Jan 1945 | 1 Apr 1946 |
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