Allied Warships

USS Vulcan (AR 5)

Repair ship of the Vulcan class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeRepair ship
ClassVulcan 
PennantAR 5 
Built byNew York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down16 Dec 1939 
Launched14 Dec 1940 
Commissioned14 Jun 1941 
End service30 Sep 1991 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned on 30 September 1991
Stricken on 28 July 1992

 

Commands listed for USS Vulcan (AR 5)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Peter Gerald Hale, USN14 Jun 1941Jul 1941
2Cdr. Leon Sangster Fiske, USNJul 1941Jul 1942
3Capt. Richard Brittain Tuggle, USNJul 1942Oct 1943
4Capt. Clarence Henry Pike, USNOct 1943Feb 1945
5Cdr. Rex Smith Caldwell, USNFeb 1945Jul 1946
6Capt. W. E. Gadding, USNJul 1946Jul 1947

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