Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Light cruiser |
Class | Cleveland |
Pennant | CL 57 |
Built by | New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 12 Jun 1940 |
Laid down | 2 Dec 1940 |
Launched | 12 Feb 1942 |
Commissioned | 9 Sep 1942 |
End service | 24 Jan 1947 |
History | Decommissioned 24 January 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Montpelier (CL 57)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Captain Leighton Wood, USN | 9 Sep 1942 | 6 Sep 1943 (+) |
2 | T/Capt. Paul Brogden Koonce, USN | 6 Sep 1943 | 15 Sep 1943 |
3 | Capt. Robert Gibson Tobin, USN | 15 Sep 1943 | 2 Dec 1943 |
4 | Capt. Harry Draper Hoffman, USN | 2 Dec 1943 | 3 Mar 1945 |
5 | T/Capt. William Andrew Gorry, USN | 3 Mar 1945 | 19 Sep 1946 |
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