Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Auk |
Pennant | AM 116 |
Built by | American Shipbuilding Co. (Lorain, Ohio, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
Laid down | 17 Nov 1941 |
Launched | 18 Apr 1942 |
Commissioned | 15 Oct 1942 |
End service | 7 Jun 1946 |
History | Decommissioned 7 June 1946 |
Commands listed for USS Speed (AM 116)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Ernest Louis Posey, USNR | 15 Oct 1942 | 25 Jan 1943 |
2 | Herbert Augustus Peterson, USNR | 25 Jan 1943 | 4 Sep 1943 |
3 | Lt. Raymond Charles Dryer, USNR | 4 Sep 1943 | 1 Sep 1945 |
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