U.S.S. Neches (1920)

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U.S.S. Neches (1920)
Hull Number: AO-5
Builder: Boston NY[1]
Laid down: 28 Jun, 1919[2]
Launched: 2 Jun, 1920[3]
Commissioned: 25 Oct, 1920[4]
Torpedoed: 23 Jan, 1942
Fate: by H.I.J.M.S. I-72
U.S.S. Neches was one of six Kanawha Class oilers completed for the U.S. Navy.

Service

Captains

Commissioned on 25 October 1920, with Commander H. T. Meriwether, USNRF, in command.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 136.
  2. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 136.
  3. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 136.
  4. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 136.
  5. Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 20-21.
  6. Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 20-21.

Bibliography


Kanawha Class Oiler
  Kanawha Maumee Cuyama  
  Brazos Neches Pecos