Allied Warships

USS Paducah (PG-18)

Gunboat of the Dubuque class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeGunboat
ClassDubuque 
PennantPG-18 
Built byGas Engine and Power Co. (Morris Heights, New York, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down22 Sep 1903 
Launched11 Oct 1904 
Commissioned2 Sep 1905 
End service7 Sep 1945 
History

Decommissioned on 2 March 1919
Reclassified as Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-7 in 1919
? Recommissioned on 16 August 1920
Decommissioned on 9 September 1921
Reclassified as Unclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary IX-23 on 24 April 1922
Recommissioned on 2 May 1922 Reclassified as Patrol Gunboat PG-18 on 4 November 1940
Decommissioned on 7 September 1945

 

Commands listed for USS Paducah (PG-18)

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CommanderFromTo
1Antoine Oliver Rabideau, USNR?6 Jul 1942
2Francis David Hurd, USNR6 Jul 1942mid 1944
3Robert Edward Seltzer, USNRmid 19447 Sep 1945

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