Difference between revisions of "U.S.S. Widgeon (1918)"

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
(Update officeCapt)
Line 18: Line 18:
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Widgeon''" nat="US">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of U.S.S. ''Widgeon''}}
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Widgeon''" nat="US">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of U.S.S. ''Widgeon''}}
 +
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=John Albert Monroe|nick=John A. Monroe|appt=27 July, 1918|precBy=New Command}}
 +
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Michael John Bresnahan|nick=Michael J. Bresnahan|appt=late 1918{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 100-101}}}}
 
{{TenureListEnd}}
 
{{TenureListEnd}}
 
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
 
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>

Revision as of 17:43, 30 September 2015

U.S.S. Widgeon (1918)
Hull Number: AM-22
Builder: Sun Shipbuilding[1]
Laid down: 8 Oct, 1917[2]
Launched: 5 May, 1918[3]
Commissioned: 28 Jul, 1918[4]
Decommissioned: 5 Feb, 1947[5]
Stricken: 23 Dec, 1947[6]
Sold: 5 Mar, 1948[7]
Fate: Broken up

U.S.S. Widgeon was one of forty-nine Lapwing Class minesweepers completed for the U.S. Navy.

Service

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 113.
  2. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 113.
  3. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 113.
  4. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 113.
  5. Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 151.
  6. Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 151.
  7. Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 151.
  8. Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 100-101.

Bibliography


Lapwing Class Minesweeper
Lapwing Owl Robin Swallow Tanager
Cardinal Oriole Curlew Finch Heron
Turkey Woodcock Quail Partridge Eider
Thrush Avocet Bobolink Lark Widgeon
Teal Brant Kingfisher Rail Pelican
Falcon Osprey Seagull Tern Flamingo
Penguin Swan Whippoorwill Bittern Sanderling
Auk Chewink Cormorant Gannet Grebe
Mallard Ortolan Peacock Pigeon Redwing
  Sandpiper Vireo Warbler Willet  
  Minesweepers (US)