Allied Warships

USS Canisteo (AO 99)

Oiler of the Ashtabula class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeOiler
ClassAshtabula 
PennantAO 99 
Built byBethlehem Steel Corp. (Sparrows Point, Maryland, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down11 Nov 1944 
Launched6 Jul 1945 
Commissioned3 Dec 1945 
End service2 Oct 1989 
History

Decommissioned on 2 October 1989
Stricken on 31 August 1992
Sold to be broken up for scrap

 

Commands listed for USS Canisteo (AO 99)

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1Lt.Cdr. Edward L. Denton, USNR3 Dec 19459 Mar 1946 (1)

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