USS Eagle 48 PE-48 |
Type: | Patrol Boat | Class: | Eagle |
Builder: | Ford Motor Company River Rouge Complex Dearborn, Michigan |
Hull Number: | PE-48 (July 17, 1920) |
Ordered: | March 4, 1917 | Commissioned: | October 8, 1919 |
Keel Laid: | March 3, 1919 | Decommissioned: | March 12, 1946 |
Launched: | May 24, 1919 | Stricken: | October 1946 |
Fate: | Sold Oct. 10, 1946. |
Commanding Officers |
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From |
To |
Name |
Pre 1940 |
Not available. |
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Sept. 1940 |
Sept. 1942 (a) |
Lt. Commander Albert Edward Chapman, USN |
Sept. 1942 (a) |
July 17, 1943 |
Lieutenant Albion C. Drinkwater, USNR |
July 17, 1943 |
Oct. 1944 (b) |
Lieutenant Thomas L. Ryan, USNR |
Oct. 1944 (b) |
May 1945 (c) |
Lieutenant Charles F. McMichael, USNR |
May 1945 (c) |
Mar. 12, 1945 |
Lieutenant Jack Rabun, USNR |
Notes |
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(a): |
Change of command occurred between June and Sept. 1942. |
(b): |
Change of command occurred in Oct. 1944, exact date unavailable. |
(c): |
Change of command occurred in May 1945, exact date unavailable. |
Awards |
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American Defense Service Medal |
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World War II Victory Medal |
Ship's History |
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Pre 1923: |
Information not available. |
Mar. 1923: |
Assigned to 3rd Naval district for reserve training, home yard Portsmouth, N.H. |
May 1924: |
Home yard shifted to New York, N.Y. (Exact date unknown, occurred between Mar. and May.) |
Apr. 1941: |
Still assigned to 3rd Naval District. (Activities between Apr. 1942 and Dec. 1942 unknown.) |
Dec. 1942: |
Assigned to Service Squadron Nine, Service Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Fleet Sound School, Key West, FL. |
June 25, 1944: |
Departed Key West, FL for reassignment in California via Coco Solo, Canal Zone (July 1). Corinto, Nicaragua (July 6), Salina Cruz, Mexico (July 9), Manzanillo, Mexico (July 13) |
July 19, 1944: |
Arrived at San Diego, CA. Assigned to 12th Naval district, Fleet Air Wing, Alameda, CA. |
Aug. 31, 1944: |
Arrived at U.S. Naval Frontier base, Treasure Island, CA. for overhaul. |
Sept. 29, 1944: |
Overhaul completed. |
Sept. 30, 1944: |
Arrived at U.S. Navy Section Base, Monterey, CA. still under command of Fleet Air Wing, Alameda, CA. Based at Monterey, CA. |
Dec. 11, 1944: |
Under repair at Hurley Marine Dock #3, East Oakland, CA. until Dec. 29. |
Dec. 29, 1944: |
Returned to duty with Fleet Air Wing, Alameda, CA. |
May 21, 1945: |
Under repair at Bethlehem Steel Corp., Alameda, CA. until May 31. |
Post war: |
Between Oct. 1945 and Jan. 1946 homeport shifted to Sausalito, CA. The ship remained there until it was decommissioned on Mar. 12, 1946. |
Page published June 8, 2020 |