Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Oiler |
Class | Cimarron |
Pennant | AO 23 |
Built by | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 22 Jun 1938 |
Launched | 24 Apr 1939 |
Commissioned | 7 Aug 1939 |
Lost | 11 May 1942 |
History | USS Neosho (Cdr. J.S. Philipps) was heavily damaged due to a Japanese air attack during the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7 May 1942 |
Commands listed for USS Neosho (i) (AO 23)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Cdr. William Evans Anthony Mullan, USN | 7 Aug 1939 | 19 Jun 1941 |
2 | Cdr. John Spinning Phillips, USN | 19 Jun 1941 | 11 May 1942 |
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