USS Tappahannock (AO 43)

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Oiler
Class	Mattaponi
Pennant	AO 43
Built by	Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	24 Dec 1941
Launched	18 Apr 1942
Commissioned	22 Jun 1942
End service	6 Mar 1970
History	Decommissioned on 3 February 1950 Recommissioned in December 1950 Decommissioned in January 1953 Recommissioned on 12 December 1956 Decommissioned on 18 November 1957 Recommissioned on 31 May 1966 Decommissioned on 6 March 1970 Stricken on 15 July 1976

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Capt. Alf Ole Ruh Bergesen, USN	22 Jun 1942	23 Sep 1943 (1)
2	Lt.Cdr. Chester Arthur Swafford, USN	23 Sep 1943	3 Jan 1945
3	Lt. Harry Corman, USN	3 Jan 1945

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