Allied Warships

USS Tangier (AV 8)

Seaplane tender of the Tangier class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Seaplane tender
Class	Tangier
Pennant	AV 8
Built by	Moore Dry Dock Co. (Oakland, California, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	18 Mar 1939
Launched	15 Sep 1939
Commissioned	25 Aug 1941
End service	Jan 1947
History	Acquired by the USN on 8 July 1940 Converted to seaplane tender and commissioned as USS Tangier (AV-8) on 25 August 1941 Decommissioned in January 1947 Stricken on 1 June 1961 Sold to be broken up for scrap on 17 November 1961

Commands listed for USS Tangier (AV 8)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Clifton Albert Frederick Sprague, USN	8 Jul 1940	25 Apr 1942
2	Cdr. George Harbord de Baun, USN	25 Apr 1942	1 Sep 1942
3	T/Capt. Wendell Gray Switzer, USN	1 Sep 1942	27 Aug 1943
4	Capt. Howard Leyland Young, USN	27 Aug 1943	Jan 1944 (1)
5	Richard Maxey Oliver, USN	Jan 1944	Jan 1945
6	Cdr. Morton Klyne Fleming, Jr., USN	Jan 1945	15 Sep 1945

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Sources

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