Allied Warships

USS Aucilla (AO 56)

Oiler of the Ashtabula class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeOiler
ClassAshtabula 
PennantAO 56 
Built byBethlehem Steel Corp. (Sparrows Point, Maryland, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down25 May 1943 
Launched20 Nov 1943 
Commissioned22 Dec 1943 
End service18 Dec 1970 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned on 18 December 1970
Stricken on 1 December 1976

 

Commands listed for USS Aucilla (AO 56)

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CommanderFromTo
1Cdr. Cornelius Martin Sullivan, USN22 Dec 194317 Jun 1944
2Lt.Cdr. C. L. Cover, Jr., USN17 Jun 19448 Dec 1945
3Lcmdr Warren Bell Sampson, USN8 Dec 194518 Aug 1946
4Capt. R. A. Allan, USN18 Aug 194618 May 1947

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