Allied Warships

USS Severn (AO 61)

Oiler of the Ashtabula class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeOiler
ClassAshtabula 
PennantAO 61 
Built byBethlehem Steel Corp. (Sparrows Point, Maryland, U.S.A.) 
Ordered20 Mar 1942 
Laid down24 Nov 1943 
Launched31 May 1944 
Commissioned19 Jul 1944 
End service1 Jul 1973 
History

Decommissioned on 3 July 1950
Recommissioned on 29 December 1950
Decommissioned on 1 July 1974
Stricken on 1 July 1974
Sold on 22 January 1975

 

Commands listed for USS Severn (AO 61)

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1Lt.Cdr Owen Rees, USN19 Jul 1944Feb 1946 (1)

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