USN · AR
AfloatRepair ship. She was moored alongside Arizona on 7 December 1941. Bombs and the magazine explosion damaged her. She was beached, repaired, and survived the war.
| Type | Repair ship (AR) |
|---|---|
| Hull | AR-4 |
| Fate | Afloat. Repair ship. Moored alongside Arizona. Damaged, beached, and repaired. Survived the war. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
New York Naval Shipyard. USS Vestal (AR-4), circa the early 1920s (NH 43621).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
EBBeach, Edward Latimer Sr.Captain, 3 September 1913 – 30 April 1914Placed her in commission as a repair shipEBBennett, Ernest LinwoodCaptain, 30 April 1914 – 17 December 1914UHHolmes, Urban TignorCaptain, 17 December 1914 – 18 December 1916JKKlemann, John ValentineCaptain, 18 December 1916 – 2 June 1917RKKeyes, Raymond SteadmanCaptain, 25 May 1918 – 2 January 1919WRRiddle, William KingCaptain, 2 January 1919 – 15 May 1919
Horne, Frederick JosephCaptain, 15 May 1919 – 1 June 1921
Hyland, John JosephCaptain, 1 June 1921 – 5 June 1923WRRiddle, William KingCaptain, 5 June 1923 – 28 June 1925Second tourWTTomb, William VictorCaptain, 28 June 1925 – 1 January 1927KCCastleman, Kenneth GalleherCaptain, 1 January 1927 – 6 September 1927ODDowling, Otto CarlCaptain, 6 September 1927 – 22 June 1929WAVan Auken, Wilbur RiceCaptain, 22 June 1929 – 26 June 1931HDDeland, HarveyCaptain, 26 June 1931 – 15 June 1932CGGill, Charles CliffordCaptain, 15 June 1932 – 26 June 1934CRRobinson, Clyde RussellCaptain, 26 June 1934 – 12 June 1935HTTrain, Harold CecilCaptain, 12 June 1935 – 8 June 1936RCComan, Robert GrimesCaptain, 8 June 1936 – 31 May 1938GWWeyler, George LesterCaptain, 31 May 1938 – 10 April 1939MTTisdale, Mahlon S.Captain, 10 April 1939 – 7 March 1940RLLuker, Robert PhilipCaptain, 7 March 1940 – 10 October 1941
Young, Cassin (Medal of Honor)Captain, 10 October 1941 – 19 January 1942In command on 7 December 1941Medal of Honor for that morningWSSinger, Watson TwittyCaptain, 19 January 1942 – 22 May 1944JGGoode, Jesse BenjaminCaptain, 22 May 1944 – 29 October 1944NGGambling, Norman WilliamCaptain, 29 October 1944 – 4 May 1945HPPohl, Harold JohnCaptain, 4 May 1945 – 14 March 1946CSSmith, Cowain V.Captain, 14 March 1946 – 14 August 1946Decommissioned her
Horne, Frederick JosephCaptain, 15 May 1919 – 1 June 1921Hyland, John JosephCaptain, 1 June 1921 – 5 June 1923WRRiddle, William KingCaptain, 5 June 1923 – 28 June 1925Second tourWTTomb, William VictorCaptain, 28 June 1925 – 1 January 1927KCCastleman, Kenneth GalleherCaptain, 1 January 1927 – 6 September 1927ODDowling, Otto CarlCaptain, 6 September 1927 – 22 June 1929WAVan Auken, Wilbur RiceCaptain, 22 June 1929 – 26 June 1931HDDeland, HarveyCaptain, 26 June 1931 – 15 June 1932CGGill, Charles CliffordCaptain, 15 June 1932 – 26 June 1934CRRobinson, Clyde RussellCaptain, 26 June 1934 – 12 June 1935HTTrain, Harold CecilCaptain, 12 June 1935 – 8 June 1936RCComan, Robert GrimesCaptain, 8 June 1936 – 31 May 1938GWWeyler, George LesterCaptain, 31 May 1938 – 10 April 1939MTTisdale, Mahlon S.Captain, 10 April 1939 – 7 March 1940RLLuker, Robert PhilipCaptain, 7 March 1940 – 10 October 1941Young, Cassin (Medal of Honor)Captain, 10 October 1941 – 19 January 1942In command on 7 December 1941Medal of Honor for that morningWSSinger, Watson TwittyCaptain, 19 January 1942 – 22 May 1944JGGoode, Jesse BenjaminCaptain, 22 May 1944 – 29 October 1944NGGambling, Norman WilliamCaptain, 29 October 1944 – 4 May 1945HPPohl, Harold JohnCaptain, 4 May 1945 – 14 March 1946CSSmith, Cowain V.Captain, 14 March 1946 – 14 August 1946Decommissioned herAttack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · damaged alongside Arizona; beached and repaired
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