Appendix

List of Commanding Officers

The following is a list of commanding officers of the principal vessels which were engaged in logistic work under Commander Service Force Pacific. Numerous tugs and other small craft did routine service in a very satisfactory manner. The names of their commanding officers however are not included. Patrol Craft (PC's, SC's, PCE's, etc.) are not listed here. They were under the administrative command of the Service Force Pacific and were detailed form time to time to operations connected with the fleet. In those protective duties they were very valuable.

Many sources were searched in compiling this listing and every effort made to have it as accurate as possible.

As I have never seen a citation to page numbers in this appendix, and to make life easier in formatting the information below, I have elected to omit the page breaks and numbers. In addition, RAdm Carter's treatment of hull symbols and numbers has been slightly altered to make the links to the individual ship information pages easier to click on.--HyperWar

Floating Drydocks (Large)
ABSD-1		Capt A.R. Mack Capt R.C. Parker
ABSD-2		Comdr J.J. Rochefort Comdr W.R. Lawrence
ABSD-3		Comdr A.B. Kerr
ABSD-4		Comdr A.L. Karns
ABSD-6		Comdr G.B. Wait
ABSD-7		Capt E.F. Robinson
Destroyer Tenders
AD-3	Dobbin	Capt H.N. Williams Capt S.Y. Cutler Capt J.T. Warren
AD-4	Whitney	Comdr N.M. Pigman Comdr C. Campbell Capt G.B. Parks Capt C.D. Seain Comdr K.H. Nonweiler
AD-9	Black Hawk	Comdr G.L. Harriss Comdr E.H. McMenemy Comdr C.J. Marshall
AD-14	Dixie	Capt G.H. Bahm Capt R.H. Hillenkoetter Capt G.H. Lyttle Capt A.L. Hutson
AD-15	Prairie	Capt O.A. Kneeland Capt F.S. Gibson
AD-16	Cascade	Capt S.B. Ogden Capt H.K. Gates
AD-17	Piedmont	Comdr M.D. MacGregor Comdr F.L. Robbins
AD-18	Sierra	Capt P.B. Koonce Capt E.R. Runquist
AD-19	Yosemite	Capt G.C. Towner
AD-20	Hamul	Comdr C.C. Hoffner
AD-21	Markab	Capt L.B. Farrell Capt A.L. Prosser
AD-34	Alcor	Comdr J.W. Millard
Ammunition Ships
AE-1	Pyro	Capt N. Vylacil Capt R.L. Boller Comdr A.B. Dickie Comdr S.J. Reiffel
AE-2	Nitro	Capt F. Trimble
AE-3	Lassen	Capt S. Mills Capt D.R.Osborn, Jr. Capt K.W. Palmer Comdr J.E. Wade
AE-4	Mount Baker	Comdr F.D. Hamblin Comdr E.B. Perry
AE-5	Rainier	Capt W.W. Meek Comdr R.B. Miller Comdr F.S. Conner
AE-6	Shasta	Comdr F.A. Smith Comdr W.L. Ware LtComdr W.H. St. George
AE-8	Mauna Loa	Comdr G.D. Martin LtComdr K.L. Rawson
AE-9	Mazama	Comdr P.V.R. Harris
AE-10	Sangay	Capt W.D. Ryan LtComdr H.C. Taylor
AE-11	Mount Hood	Comdr H.A. Turner
AE-12	Wrangell	Capt H.C. Todd
AE-13	Akutan	Comdr R.C. Brown
AE-14	Firedrake	Comdr A. Elb
AE-15	Vesuvius	LtComdr F.J. George
Stores Ships
AF-1	Bridge	Comdr E.B. Jackson, Jr. Comdr E.P. Sherman LtComdr R.R. Stevens Comdr T.N. Saul Lt O.G. Wickre
AF-7	Arctic	Comdr C.E. Olsen Comdr L.B. Stuart LtComdr C.R. Frasier LtComdr A.A. Fischer LtComdr L.O. Peterson
AF-8	Boreas	Comdr R.K. Davis Comdr E.E. Burgess Comdr C.E. Taylor LtComdr B.G> Dennis
AF-9	Yukon	Comdr E.R. Runquist Comdr A.L. McMullan
AF-10	Aldebaran	Comdr R.W. Abbot Capt J.L. Wyatt Comdr E.E. Burgess Comdr S.L.M. Cole
AF-11	Polaris	Comdr H.J. Olsen Comdr J.A. Stansbury
AF-14	Uranus	LtComdr E.J. Hackett Lt S.H. Presper Lt A.F. Anderson
AF-15	Talamanca	Capt N.W. Bard Comdr R.C. Moureau LtComdr R.L. Howland
AF-16	Pastores	Comdr H.J. Olsen Comdr J.D. Matheny
AF-18	Calamares	LtComdr D.R. Phoebus LtComdr L.F. Kengle LtComdr A.R. Myers
AF-19	Roamer	Comdr M.B. De Leshe LtComdr R.P. Oates
AF-23	Cygnus	LtComdr W.W. Williamson LtComdr J.T. Baldwin
AF-24	Delphinus	Lt O.M. Mikkelson Lt E.H.F. Buckner LtComdr G.L. Armstrong LtComdr C.R. Armbrust
AF-25	Taurus	LtComdr E.T. Collins LtComdr J.M. Gallagher LtComdr A.M. Drake
AF-26	Octans	LtComdr O.J. Stein Comdr E.H. Doolin LtComdr C.T. Fitzgerald
AF-28	Hyades	Comdr M.C. Wheyland LtComdr F.B. Doherty
AF-29	Graffias	LtComdr B.P. Caraher Comdr E.H. Doolin
AF-30	Adria	LtComdr L.W. Borst Lt C.R. Paul
AF-32	Corduba	Lt A.G. Wood, Jr.
AF-33	Karin	Lt R.C. Mallon
AF-34	Kerstin	Lt H.C. Prichard
AF-35	Latona	LtComdr N.W. Landis
AF-36	Lioba	LtComdr J.L. Boisdore Lt W.H. Talley
AF-37	Malabar	Lt. C.S. Rogers
AF-38	Merapi	Lt W.W. Wood
AF-39	Palisana	Lt R. Weber
AF-43	Gordonia	Lt I.V. Chapman, Jr.
AF-44	Laurentia	Lt J. Janus
AF-45	Lucidor	Lt E.L. Lavoy
Floating Drydocks
AFD-3		Lt(jg) C.N. Griswold
AFD-9		Lt(jg) R.Burns
AFD-13		Capt G.H. Lyttle
AFD-14		Lt(jg) E.L. Jackson
AFD-15		Carp O.L. Kleckner Ens E.M. Smith Lt(jg) R.H. Keidel ChCarp K.N. Burchfield ChBosn R.H. Eckholdt
AFD-17		ChCarp I.H. Kissinger
AFD-18		Ens R.N. Bates
AFD-19		Lt(jg) H.F. Heaton
AFD-20		Carp R.E. Crow
AFD-21		Lt C.H. Leonard
AFD-25		Ens H.L. Berube Lt(jg) L. Barger
AFD-26		Lt(jg) F.V. Watson
AFD-27		Lt M.W. Rosen
AFD-28		Lt(jg) C.D. Moore
AFD-29		Lt(jg) R.I. Fowler
Floating Drydocks
AFDL-7		Lt H.S. Kellam
AFDL-22		Lt H.B. Kinnison
AFDL-23		Lt C.W. Robbins
AFDL-32		Lt H.W. Teague
Miscellaneous Auxiliaries
AG-12	Goldstar	Comdr D.M. MacKey Comdr J.U. Lademan, Jr. LtComdr T.J. Shultz Comdr H. Rawle
AG-31	Argonne	Capt W.H. Roberts Capt H.A. Houser Comdr T.H. Escott
AG-32	Sumner	Comdr I.W. Truitt LtComdr I.M. Johnson Comdr T.C. Brownell Lt D.C. Nutt
AG-33	Kaula	LtComdr B.L. Rutt LtComdr W.A. Kanakanoi LtComdr E.L. McManus LtComdr E. Hassel Lt D.L. Lindhout
AG-41	Panay	Lt C.M. Sturgeon
AG-42	Camanga	Lt F.A. Muller LtComdr J.W. Baldwin
AG-44	Malanao	LtComdr J.P. Gately CtComdr H.L. Liberg Lt N.W. Littlefield
AG-45	Taganak	LtComdr V.H.S.G. Holm Lt G.H. Fallesen LtComdr E.G. True
AG-46	Tuluran	LtComdr F. Isbell Lt A.B. Giles
AG-49	Anacapa	Comdr A.M. Wright LtComdr W.C. Ball Lt D.A. Campbell Lt R.R. Ford
AG-50	Kopara	LtComdr J.S. Kapuscinski Lt M.F. Root Lt(jg) C.H. Childress
AG-68	Basilan	Comdr L.A. Parks
AG-69	Burias	Lt W.M. Aye
AG-70	Zaniah	LtComdr Henry Mayfield
AG-71	Baham	Comdr F.D. Hurd
Surveying Ships
AGS-1	Pathfinder	Capt B.H. Thomas LtComdr F.L. DuBois
AGS-2	Hydrographer	Comdr W.N. Scaife Comdr W.N. Gibson
AGS-3	Oceanographer	Comdr M.W. Graybill
AGS-4	Bowditch	Capt J.H. Seyfried Comdr H.C. Behner
AGS-5	Sumner	Comdr I.W. Truitt LtComdr I.M. Johnson Comdr T.C. Brownell Lt D.C. Nutt
Hospital Ships
AH-1	Relief	Capt P.M. Moncy Comdr J.B. Bliss Comdr J.C. Sever
AH-5	Solace	Capt B. Perlman Comdr C.L. Waters Comdr E.B. Peterson
AH-8	Mercy	Capt T.A. Eisling
AH-9	Bountiful	LtComdr G.L. Burns LtComdr P.W. Mallard
AH-10	Samaritan	Comdr C.W. Scribner Comdr W.A. McCreery LtComdr A.E. Uber
AH-12	Haven	Capt T.T. Patterson
AH-13	Benevolence	Comdr C.C. Laws
AH-14	Tranquility	Capt M.D. Mullen
AH-15	Consolation	Comdr P.S. Tambling Capt P.G. Beck
AH-16	Repose	Capt W.O. Britton
Cargo Ships
AK-14	Regulus	Comdr J.H Doyle Comdr E.Kirby-Smith, Jr. LtComdr H.B. Johansen
AK-15	Sirius	Comdr F.A. Rhoads Comdr H.G.R. Johnson LtComdr V.F. Lucas
AK-16	Spica	Comdr J.W. Long LtComdr F.M. Kiley Lt F.R. Brooks
AK-17	Vega	LtComdr W.B. Dell LtComdr F.C. Rice LtComdr V.C. Branan LtComdr D.O.l Burling
AK-22	Fomalhaut	Comdr H.C. Flanagan Comdr P.L.F. Weaver Comdr C.A. Printup Capt R.V. Mullany
AK-41	Hercules	Comdr W.H. Turnquist
AK-42	Mercury	LtComdr G.W. Graber LtComdr N.D. Salmon
AK-51	Aries	LtComdr W.H. Barckmann
AK-70	Crater	LtComdr H.H. Hansen LtComdr J.W. Baldwin LtComdr E.L. Evey LtComdr L.W. Borst
AK-71	Adhara	Capt W.W. Ball LtComdr A.W. Callaway
AK-72	Aludra	LtComdr D.W. Collins
AK-73	Arided	LtComdr J.B. Blain LtComdr A. Elb LtComdr J.J. Hughes
AK-74	Carina	LtComdr J.I. MacPherson LtComdr B. Koerner
AK-75	Cassiopeia	Comdr W.E. Carlson LtComdr R.J. Brooke
AK-76	Celeno	LtComdr N.E. Lanphere LtComdr H.H. Breed LtComdr J.P. Gately LtComdr A.S. Haines, Jr.
AK-77	Cetus	LtComdr N.T. Gansa LtComdr E.J. Grey Lt C.B. Johnson
AK-78	Deimos	Comdr W.L. Sorenson
AK-79	Draco	LtComdr E.L. Evey LtComdr R.M. Drysdale, Jr.
AK-80	Enceladus	Lt M.M. Coombs, USCG Lt W.A. Greene, LSCG Lt L.R. Freeman, USCG LtComdr V.A. Johnson, USCG Lt B.R. Mess, USCG
AK-82	Hydra	Lt E.R. McCotter, USCG Lt E.A. McCammond, USCG
AK-91	Cor Caroli	Comdr O.C.B. Wev, USCG LtComdr F.E. Morton, USCG LtComdr J.A. Lewis, USCG
AK-94	Mintaka	Comdr L.S. Burgess, USCG LtComdr W.C. Hart, USCG LtComdr M.L. Johnson, USCG
AK-95	Murzim	LtComdr J.E. King, USCG LtComdr D.S. Walton, USCG LtComdr A. DeZeeuw, USGC
AK-96	Sterope	LtComdr J.B. Krestensen, USCG LtComdr L.P. Toolin, USCG LtComdr F.T. Scheidell, USCG
AK-97	Serpens	LtComdr M.J. Johnson
AK-98	Auriga	LtComdr J.G. Hart Comdr W.L. Travis
AK-105	Naos	LtComdr N.E. Wilcox Lt P.O. Bornander LtComdr A.M. Alcott
AK-106	Caelum	LtComdr E. Johnson LtComdr J.J. Dineen
AK-108	Rotanin	LtComdr E. Johnson LtComdr J.J. Dineen
AK-110	Alkes	Comdr W.H. Wight LtComdr C.L. Wickman
AK-111	Giansar	Comdr G.J. King
AK-112	Grumium	LtComdr F.W. Dutton LtComdr B.J. Parylak
AK-113	Rutilicus	LtComdr H.O. Matthiesen
AK-114	Alkaid	Comdr E.G. Gummer LtComdr AS.O. Johansen
AK-115	Crux	Comdr C.R. Beyer LtComdr P.H. Paulsen LtComdr A.L. Steele
AK-116	Alderamin	Comdr E. Fluhr LtComdr A.J. Oxley LtComdr H.F. Gumper
AK-117	Zaurak	LtComdr J.S. Kapuscinski
AK-118	Shaula	LtComdr E.B. Waters
AK-119	Matar	LtComdr E.E. Smith Lt H.A. Weston
AK-121	Sabik	LtComdr H.Coman Lt F. Grime, Jr. LtComdr H. Ryder
AK-123	Menkar	LtComdr N.P. Thomsen, USCG LtComdr J.B. Krestensen USCG
AK-124	Azimech	LtComdr E.P. Gaither
AK-125	Lesuth	LtComdr B.H. Bassett Lt R.C. Gilkerson
AK-126	Megrez	Comdr J.E. Dow
AK-127	Alnitah	Comdr E.J. Youngjohns
AK-128	Leonis	LtComdr A.J. Barkowsky
AK-129	Phobos	LtComdr E.R. Winckler
AK-136	Ara	LtComdr W.B. Hudgins Lt W.H. Jacobs
AK-137	Ascella	LtComdr A. Kusebauch Lt J.B. Blee
AK-138	Cheleb	LtComdr M.S. Clark Lt A.E. McKimmey
AK-139	Pavo	LtComdr M.W. Verran
AK-140	Situla	LtComdr D.F. Anderegg LtComdr L.H. Higenbotham
AK-156	Alamosa	LtComdr K.C. Ingraham LtComdr G. Zimmerman LtComdr W.C. Ball Lt F.M. Hillman
AK-158	Amador	Lt F.W. Beyer Lt G.W. Hodges, Jr.
AK-160	Autauga	LtComdr G.L. Eastman Lt(jg) Rininger
AK-162	Beltrami	Lt G.W. Rahill Lt D.J. Woodard Lt J.R. Lyden
AK-164	Brevard	Lt P.J. Wild
AK-166	Cabell	Lt E.J. McCluskey
AK-169	Chatham	LtComdr N.C. Harrison, Jr.
AK-170	Chicot	LtComdr L.F. Marshall
AK-183	Glacier	Lt C.L. Hitchcock
AK-185	Gwinnett	Lt H.K. Golway
AK-186	Habersham	LtComdr M.A. MacPhee
AK-197	Muscatine	Lt W.F. Heyer
AK-210	Screven	Lt I. Stein Lt J.P. Marzano
AK-221	Kenmore	LtComdr O.H. Pitts
AK-222	Livingston	Comdr L.J. Alexanderson LtComdr F.W. Dutton LtComdr R.F. Menge
AK-223	De Grasse	LtComdr F.W. Schultz
AK-224	Prince Georges	LtComdr W.J. Lane LtComdr L.O. Hess
AK-225	Allegan	LtComdr J.S. Hulings, Jr.
AK-226	Appanoose	LtComdr V.H.S.G. Holm
AK-227	Boulder Victory	LtComdr F.E. Church
AK-228	Provo Victory	LtComdr J.E. Johansen
AK-229	Las Vegas Victory	LtComdr W.F. Lally
AK-230	Manderson Victory	LtComdr J. Larsen
AK-231	Bedford Victory	LtComdr D.A. Durrant
AK-232	Mayfield Victory	LtComdr N.H. Olsen
AK-233	Newcastle Victory	LtComdr J.T. Edwards
AK-234	Bucyrus Victory	LtComdr F.A. Geissert
AK-235	Red Oak Victory	LtComdr J.S. Sayers
AK-236	Lakewood Victory	LtComdr E.H. Petrelius
General Stores-Issue Ships
AKS-1	Castor	Comdr H.B. Herty Capt F.C. Huntoon
AKS-3	Antares	Comdr H.J. Bellingham LtComdr E.P. Skilfield LtComdr J.E. Kendall LtComdr N.T. Gansa
AKS-6	Kochab	LtComdr R.E. King
AKS-7	Luna	LtComdr J.A.F. Knowlton, II
AKS-8	Talita	Comdr H. Hanley Comdr E.F. Cochrane Comdr W.V. Simmons
AKS-9	Volans	LtComdr S. Perie LtComdr M. Scudder
AKS-10	Cybele	LtComdr H.J. Church, Jr.
AKS-11	Gratia	Lt W. Joneli
AKS-12	Hecuba	Comdr N.H. Castle
AKS-13	Hesperia	LtComdr W.G. Dutton
Cargo Ship and Aircraft Transport
AKV-1	Kittyhawk	Comdr E.C. Rogers Capt E.E. Duvall Comdr J.W. Windle LtComdr N.I. Lee, Jr.
AKV-2	Hammondsport	Comdr P.R. Glutting Comdr C.J. Ballreich LtComdr H. Ryder LtComdr B.C. Modin
Oilers
AO-1	Kanawha	Comdr K.S. Reed Comdr J.G. Cross LtComdr B.N. Bock
AO-3	Cuyama	Capt P.R. Coloney LtComdr E.W. Glines LtComdr C.R. West
AO-4	Brazos	Comdr T.J. Kelly Comdr R.P. Glass LtComdr R.S. Hanson Comdr J.M. Field LtComdr G.A. Haussler, Jr.
AO-6	Pecos	Comdr E.P. Abernethy
AO-12	Ramapo	Comdr H.A. Carlisle Comdr A.J. Homann LtComdr W.H. Fogarty LtComdr J.H. Bale
AO-13	Trinity	Comdr W. Hibbs Comdr W.W. Angerer LtComdr G.E.Nold Comdr W.M. Darlington
AO-18	Rapidan	LtComdr H.L. Hassell
AO-19	Salinas	LtComdr W.E. Reed LtComdr C.A. Brodine
AO-20	Sepulga	Comdr V.B. Tate Comdr A.C. Larsen LtComdr J.W. Home Lt G.S. Hayward LtComdr Angell Johnson
AO-21	Tippecanoe	Comdr A. Macondray Comdr R.O. Myers Comdr F.E. Vensel, Jr. Comdr G.D. Arntz LtComdr H.R. Banister
AO-22	Cimarron	Capt R.M. Ihrig Capt J.P. Cady LtComdr J. Clague Comdr A.H. Kooistra Comdr H.G. Schnaars, Jr.
AO-23	Neosho	Comdr J.S. Phillips
AO-24	Platte	Capt R.H. Henkle Comdr H. Keeler, Jr. Comdr C.H. Sigel Comdr F.S. Gibson Comdr L.M. Fabian
AO-25	Sabine	Comdr H.L. Maples Comdr W.F. Riggs, Jr. Capt A.F.Junker LtComdr H.C. von Weien
AO-26	Salamonie	Capt L.J. Johns Comdr J.A. Holbrook
AO-27	Kaskaskia	Capt W.L. Taylor Capt J.T. Acuff LtComdr W.F. Pattern Lt T.D. Arthur
AO-32	Guadalupe	Comdr H.R. Thurber Comdr H.A. Anderson LtComdr C.A. Boddy Comdr R.N. Gardner
AO-34	Chicopee	LtComdr C.O. Peak Comdr B.F. Brandt LtComdr T.M. Lehland Capt G. Bannerman
AO-35	Housatonic	Comdr P.L. Mather LtComdr J.R. Ducat
AO-37	Merrimack	Capt W.E. Hilbert Capt V.Bailey
AO-39	Kankakee	Capt W.H. Mays Comdr A.M. Harvey Capt E.V. Raines LtComdr W.G. Frundt
AO-40	Lackawanna	Capt A.L. Toney Comdr A.J. Homann LtComdr E.N. Eriksen
AO-42	Monongahela	Capt T.M. Dell, Jr. Comdr F.J. Ilsemann
AO-43	Tappahannock	Capt A.O.R. Bergensen Comdr C.A. Swafford Comdr H. Corman
AO-44	Patuxent	Comdr B. Davis Comdr F.J. Firth LtComdr F.P. Ferrell LtComdr K.R. Hall LtComdrm E.C. Hagen
AO-47	Neches	Capt C.D. Emory LtComdr H.G. Hansen
AO-48	Neosho	Capt F.L. Worden Comdr D.G. McMillan LtComdr F.P. Parkinson
AO-49	Suamico	Capt R.E. Butterfield Comdr A.S. Johnson LtComdr N.C. Bishopp
AO-50	Tallulah	Comdr J.B. Goode LtComdr W.F. Huckaby
AO-51	Ashtabula	Comdr L.J. Jodave LtComdr W. Barnett LtComdr M.K. Reece
AO-52	Cacapon	LtComdr G. Eyth Comdr G.D. Arntz
AO-53	Caliente	Comdr H.J. Schroeder LtComdr A.E. Stiff LtComdr F.N. Lang Comdr G.L. Eastman
AO-54	Chikaskia	LtComdr L.J. Hasse LtComdrm G. Zimmerman LtComdr G.G. Boyd
AO-56	Aucilla	LtComdr C.L. Cover, Jr.
AO-57	Marias	Comdr J.G. Olsen
AO-58	Manatee	Comdr J.B. Smyth
AO-59	Mississinewa	Comdr P.G. Beck
AO-60	Nantahala	Capt P.M. Gunnell Comdr A.C. Larsen
AO-61	Severn	LtComdr O. Rees
AO-62	Taluga	LtComdr H.M. Mikkelsen
AO-63	Chipola	Comdr E.G. Genthner
AO-64	Tolovana	Comdr C.G. Long
AO-65	Pecos	Comdr P.M. Gunnell LtComdr G.W. Renegar Comdr H.G.R. Johnson
AO-66	Atascosa	Comdr M.H. Bassett Comdr H.L. de Rivera
AO-67	Cache	Comdr P. Andersen Comdr M.C. Thompson LtComdr C.R. Cosgrove
AO-68	Chiwasa	Comdr A.F. Block
AO-69	Enoree	Comdr B.F. Brandt LtComdr E.L. Jurewicz
AO-70	Escalante	Capt W.I. Stevens
AO-71	Neshanic	Capt A.C. Allen
AO-72	Niobrara	Comdr J.W. Marts, Jr. Comdr R.C. Spaulding
AO-73	Millicoma	Comdr G.E. Ely LtComdr J.W. Home
AO-74	Saranac	Comdr J.G. Cross Comdr H.R. Parker LtComdr C.G. Strom
AO-75	Saugatuck	Comdr H.B. Edgar Comdr F.S. Kirk LtComdr J.F. Ardagh LtComdr R.P. Le Viness
AO-76	Schuylkill	Capt F.A. Hardesty Comdr J.B. McVey
AO-77	Cossatot	LtComdr C.H. Glenwright
AO-78	Chepachet	Comdr H.R. Adams LtComdr H.K. Wallace
AO-79	Cowanesque	Comdr L.S. McKenzie LtComdr E.A. Turpin
AO-80	Escambia	LtComdr J.M. Paulsson LtComdr R. Goorgian
AO-81	Kennebago	Comdr B.N. Bock LtComdr C.W. Brockway
AO-82	Cahaba	Comdr E.H. Danesi
AO-83	Mascoma	Comdr C.C. Eden LtComdr J.F. Wickham LtComdr H.P. Timmers
AO-84	Oklawaha	Comdr W.L. Sorenson LtComdr R.C. Foyt
AO-85	Pamanset	Comdr D.J. Houle LtComdr C. Gjedsted
AO-86	Ponaganset	Comdr J.R. Sanford,Jr.
AO-87	Sebec	LtComdr H.M. Elder
AO-88	Tomahawk	Capt B.W. Cloud Comdr W.L. Eagleton
AO-93	Soubarissen	Comdr W.H. Fogarty
AO-94	Anacostia	LtComdr T.H. Hoffman
AO-95	Caney	Comdr R.S. Hanson
AO-96	Tamalpais	LtComdr A.J. Church
Gasoline Tankers
AOG-1	Patapsco	LtComdr A.J. Church LtComdr J.H. Bale Lt M.L. Miles LtComdr F.L. Lee
AOG-2	Kern	Comdr L. Williams LtComdr A.G. Popkin Lt G.B. Johnson Lt(jg) R.G. Molin
AOG-3	Rio Grande	LtComdr D. Dillon, Jr. Lt T.P. Lawton Lt(jg) N.S. Cooper
AOG-4	Wabash	Lt J.F. Ardagh Lt G.E. Verge
AOG-5	Susquehana	LtComdr H.V. Bamberg Lt A.F. Anderson Lt J.C. Brown
AOG-6	Agawam	Lt J.W. Foster
AOG-8	Genesee	Lt C.R. Heath
AOG-9	Kishwaukee	Lt J.V. Scott Lt F.M. Hillman
AOG-10	Namasket	LtComdr G.G. Boyd Lt C.R. Hampton Lt F.L. Dandrew
AOG-11	Tombigbee	Lt A.O. Askland
AOG-17	Mettawee	Lt(jg) B.R. Everson Lt J.F. Shine
AOG-18	Pasquotank	Lt A.R. Norris
AOG-19	Sakatonchee	Lt F.C. Steinmetz
AOG-21	Sequatchie	Lt B.W. Richelt
AOG-22	Wautauga	Lt R.E. McAllister
AOG-23	Ammonusuc	Lt(jg) L.F. Baker
AOG-24	Sheepscot	Lt G.A. Wagner, USCG
AOG-25	Calamus	Lt W. Hord Lt G.R. Robinson, USCGR
AOG-27	Escatawpa	Lt H.T. Nottage, USCG Lt(jg) J.L. White, Jr., USCG
AOG-29	Hiwassee	Lt R. Rawcliffe, USCG
AOG-31	Kanawha	Lt G.T. Frost, USCGR
AOG-32	Narraguagus	Lt R.F. Elder
AOG-33	Ochlockonee	Lt A.W. Walker, USCG
AOG-34	Oconee	Lt J.T. Collins, USCG
AOG-36	Ontonagon	Lt R.S. Logan, USCG
AOG-37	Yahara	Lt F.E. Hilton
AOG-38	Ponchatoula	Lt W.G. Peyton
AOG-39	Quastinet	Lt L.A. Snider
AOG-40	Sacandaga	Lt S.K. Miller Lt E.W.Heister
AOG-41	Tetonkaha	Lt P.J. Hall
AOG-46	Waupaca	Lt W.G. Brown
AOG-48	Chehalis	Lt E.G. Rifenburgh
AOG-51	Maquoketa	Lt L.R. Stahl
AOG-61	Sakonnet	LtComdr R.P. LeViness Lt F.W. Ayers
AOG-62	Conemaugh	Lt W.A. Jump, Jr.
Hotel Barges
APL-2		Lt A.F. Legare
APL-10	Casa Marina	Lt D.S. Sykes Lt H.L. Wright
APL-11	New Yorker	Lt R.S. Myers
APL-12	Biltmore	Lt L.R. Brandt
APL-13		Lt R.H. Wallace
APL-14	Ritz Carlton	Lt H.E. Reice
APL-15		Lt T. Morrison Lt J.B. Kerr Lt J.G. Schaffer
APL-18	Astor	Lt J.A. Davies Lt W.E. Lee
APL-20		Lt W.H. Plympton
APL-21		Lt M.H. Powell
APL-23		Lt A.S. Powell
APL-27		Lt W.E. Pinnegar
APL-28		Lt J.K. Baillie, Jr.
APL-29		Lt R.W. Minear
APL-30		Lt W.R. Stead
APL-31		Lt J.D. Petree
APL-32	Statler	Lt E.W. Shuntill
APL-33		Lt J.F. Hazen
APL-41	Waldorf Astoria	Lt M.T. O'Ferrall
APL-42		Lt M.A. Campbell
APL-43		Lt R.H. Keehn
APL-47		Lt O.C. Gordon
Repair Ships
AR-1	Medusa	Capt A.E. Schrader Comdr J.F.P. Miller Capt P.E. Kuter Comdr R.R. Ransom
AR-3	Prometheus	Capt R.P. Briscoe Comdr L.T. Young Comdr C.C. Laws Comdr H.E. Barden
AR-4	Vestal	Capt C. Young Comdr W.T. Singer Capt J.B. Goode Comdr N.W. Gambling Capt H.J. Pohl
AR-5	Vulcan	Comdr R.S. Caldwell
AR-6	Ajax	Comdr J.L. Brown Comdr G.C. Weldin Comdr E.M. Grimsley
AR-7	Hector	Comdr J.W. Long Comdr R.P:. Noisat
AR-9	Delta	Comdr C.F. Swanson
AR-11	Rigel	Capt R. Dudley Capt J.G. Huntoon Comdr V.M. Davis
AR-12	Briareus	Comdr J.F. Warris Comdr C.T. Corbin Comdr C. Wilkes
AR-19	Xanthus	Comdr S.G. Nichols
AR-20	Laertes	Comdr L.H. Hawkinson
AR-21	Dionysus	Comdr S.D. Simpson
Battle Damage Repair Ships
ARB-1	Aristaeus	LtComdr R.M.G. Swany Comdr J.K. Killen
ARB-2	Oceanus	LtComdr W.B. Studley Lt T.P. Lawton Lt D. Fluss
ARB-3	Phaon	Lt G.F. Watson LtComdr A.T. Ostrander Lt C.L. Hustead
ARB-4	Zeus	Lt W.C. Groves
ARB-6	Nestor	Comdr F.W. Parsons LtComdr S.N. Davis
ARB-7	Sarpedon	Lt W.H. Farrar
ARB-9	Ulysses	Lt J.L. Johnstone
Heavy Hull Repair Ship
ARH-1	Jason	Capt A.O.R. Bergesen Comdr E.F. Beck
Floating Drydocks
ARD-1		Comdr A.L. Karns Comdr T. Shine Comdr C.S. Williams
ARD-2		Comdr R.C. Parker Comdr R.R. Hayes
ARD-5		Comdr C.S. Williams Comdr T.W. Sheridan Comdr H. Frericks LtComdr M.B. Crossman
ARD-6		Comdr J.H. Wiley LtComdr H.L. Carpentar LtComdr S.W. Hanns
ARD-8		Comdr C.A. Rancich Lt K.B. Diffenbach
ARD-11		Comdr W. Hartenstein Comdr A.T. Swanson
ARD-12		Comdr A.T. Swanson
ARD-13		LtComdr W.L. Travis
ARD-14		LtComdr P.E. Troup
ARD-15		LtComdr W.E. Keller
ARD-16		LtComdr G.T. January
ARD-17		LtComdr A. Andersen
ARD-18		LtComdr J.L. Jacobson LtComdr T. Wollcott
ARD-19		LtComdr A.P. Moffat
ARD-21		LtComdr J.G. Bevelander
ARD-22		LtComdr L.H. DeSanty
ARD-23		LtComdr N.H. Geisenhoff
ARD-24		Comdr L. Sederholt
ARD-25		Comdr T.F. Gorman Comdr O. Knudsen
ARD-26		LtComdr I.B. Smith Lt I. Roswell
ARD-27		LtComdr F.J. Silvernail
ARD-28		Comdr W. Hartenstein
ARD-29		Lt H. Phillips
ARD-30		LtComdr C.J. Dyer
Internal-Combustion-Engine Repair Ships
ARG-1	Oglala	LtComdr H.K. Bradford LtComdr A. Nelson
ARG-2	Luzon	Comdr E.R. Runquist Capt W.B. Tucker
ARG-3	Mindanao	Comdr G.B. Evans Comdr J.A. Ivaldi
ARG-4	Tutuila	Comdr G.T. Boldizsar Comdr A.R. Ridgely
ARG-5	Oahu	Comdr C. Lovelace Comdr A.M. Loker
ARG-6	Cebu	Comdr G.W. Stott Comdr D.B. Candler
ARG-9	Mona Island	Comdr K.F. Horne Comdr D.T. Baskett
ARG-10	Palawan	Comdr P. Andersen
Salvage Ships
ARS-6	Escape	Lt W.T. Williams
ARS-7	Grapple	Lt R. Fisher Lt R.K. Thurman Lt J.N. Smith
ARS-8	Preserver	LtComdr A.T. Ostrander Lt L.B. Frank Lt A.W. Anderson Lt C.J. Boyers
ARS-9	Shackle	Lt C.G. Jenkins, Jr. Lt J.F. Marshman Lt R.M. Van Horne
ARS-13	Anchor	Lt R.M. Brunner Lt(jg) G.E. Joyal Lt J.L. Hill
ARS-14	Protector	LtComdr M.E. McFarland Lt A.T. Pickett Lt J.J. O'Donnell, Jr.
ARS-15	Extractor	Lt L.C. Oaks Lt(jg) H.M. Babcock
ARS-16	Extricate	Lt J.H. Ferguson
ARS-19	Cable	LtComdr H. Pond
ARS-22	Current	LtComdr J.B. Duffy, Jr. Lt R.W. Swift, Jr.
ARS-23	Deliver	Lt A.W. Anderson
ARS-25	Safeguard	Lt J.F. Simmons
ARS-26	Seize	Lt H.B. Conrad
ARS-28	Valve	Lt W.D. Mooney Lt J.L. Walker
ARS-29	Vent	Lt H.H. Bothell Lt A./C. Boncutter
ARS-33	Clamp	LtComdr L.H. Curtis LtComdr S.D. Frey
ARS-34	Gear	Lt J.F. Simmons Lt R.L. Morrissey Lt J.T. Moritz
ARS-35	Weight	Lt F.J. Leamond Lt A.V. Hagstrom
ARS-38	Bolster	Lt W.F. Lewis
Ocean Tugs--Fleet
ATF-64	Navajo	Comdr H.B. McLean Comdr J.A. Ouellet Lt(jg) F. Rigley
ATF-65	Seminole	LtComdr W.G. Fewel
ATF-67	Apache	Lt C.S. Horner Lt A.L. Larson
ATF-68	Arapaho	Lt C.B. Lee Lt A.H. Gunn
ATF-73	Menominee	LtComdr E.C. Generaux, Jr. Lt J.A. Young, Jr.
ATF-74	Pawnee	LtComdr F.J. George Lt F.C. Dilworth Lt J.S. Lees Lt H.C. Cramer
ATF-75	Sioux	Lt B.B. JohnsonLt O.L. Crandall
ATF-76	Ute	Lt W.F. Lewis Lt O.L. Krick LtV.P. Musto
ATF-81	Bannock	Lt J.M. Geortner
ATF-83	Chickasaw	Lt J.F. King Lt(jg) G.W. McClead Lt L.C. Olson
ATF-84	Cree	Lt D.B. Howard
ATF-85	Lipan	Lt F.W. Beyer Lt N.R. Terpenning
ATF-86	Mataco	Lt W.G. Baker Lt(jg) C.O. Hall Lt A.B. Billig
ATF-88	Narragansett	Lt W.K. Gillett
ATF-92	Tawasa	Lt F.C. Clark Lt R.K. Thurman Lt H.E. Knox Lt L.C. Oaks
ATF-93	Tekesta	Lt J.O. Strickland Lt J.D. Hutts
ATF-94	Yuma	Lt W.R.J. Hayes
ATF-95	Zuni	Lt R.E. Chance Lt J.S. Malayter Lt R.R. Williams
ATF-96	Abnaki	Lt D. Wally
ATF-98	Arikara	Lt J. Aitken Lt C.N. Jensen
ATF-100	Chowanoc	Lt R.F. Snipes
ATF-101	Cocopa	LtComdr J.C. Hutcheson
ATF-103	Hitchiti	Lt H.A. Guthrie
ATF-104	Jicarilla	LtComdr W.B. Coats
ATF-105	Moctobi	Lt T. Brashear
ATF-106	Molala	Lt R.L. Ward
ATF-107	Munsee	LtComdr J.F. Pingley Lt C.H. Silvia, Jr.
ATF-108	Pakana	Lt W.E. White
ATF-109	Potawatomi	Lt C.H. Stedman
ATF-111	Sarsi	Lt H.J. Perry, Jr. Lt J.C. Blakeney
ATF-112	Serrano	Lt G.E. Cook
ATF-114	Tawakoni	LtComdr C.L. Foushee
ATF-115	Tenino	Lt F.L. Van Camp
ATF-116	Tolowa	LtComdr E.G. Sheasby
ATF-117	Wateree	Lt G.E. Perry
ATF-118	Wenatchee	Lt W.C. Beatie, Jr.
ATF-148	Achomawi	Lt R.H. Teter
ATF-149	Atakapa	Lt G.I. Nelson Lt E.C. Doty Lt E.A. McCammond
ATF-150	Avoyel	LtComdr W.R. Brown
ATF-151	Chawasha	LtComdr H.K. Smith
ATF-152	Cahuilla	Lt A.C. Schoelpple
ATF-153	Chilula	Lt(jg) O.L. Guinn
Ocean Tugs, Old
ATO-12	Sonoma	LtComdr J.A. Oueller Lt J.F. Pingley Lt(jg) G.I. Nelson Lt W.R. Wurzler
ATO-13	Ontario	Lt R.C. Schulke Lt H.F. Gordon Lt H.H. Branyon
ATO-28	Sunnadin	LtComdr N.B. Hopkins Lt J.A. Smith Lt J.D. Howell, Jr.
ATO-29	Mahopac	Lt F.R. Davis Lt C.A. Leonard Lt A.G. Willestoft Lt(jg) H.G. Labo Lt(jg) D.S. McLeod
ATO-33	Pinola	Lt A.A. Griese Lt H.E. Kiser Lt Z.T. Helm
ATO-38	Keosanqua	LtComdr P.M. Boltz Lt N.G. Neault Lt(jg) F.J. Donovan Lt I.M. Kidd
ATO-131	Bobolink	Lt J.L. Foley Ens F.G. Reed Lt H.L. Sigleer Lt E.L. A. Rau Lt(jg) E.L. Givins
ATO-134	Grebe	LtComdr E.D. McEathron Lt H.S. Bogan Ens W.L. Sloan Lt C.M. Lewis
ATO-135	Kingfisher	LtComdr C.B> Schiano Lt(jg) R.L. Ward Lt(jg) A.B. Billig Lt(jg) J.T. Moritz Ens D.C. Enyeart Lt(jg) W.W. Collins Lt(jg) H.A. Brown
ATO-139	Rail	LtComdr F.W. Beard Lt(jg) L.C. Oaks Lt(jg) H.K. Smith Lt(jg) T.P. Pierce Lt(jg) E.D. White Lt D.F. Allen
ATO-140	Robin	LtComdr D.G. Greenlee, Jr. Lt J.J. Branson Lt(jg) E.C. Avery LtComdr A.J. Roy
ATO-142	Tern	Lt(jg) H.J. Perry, Jr. Lt(jg) G.F. Carey Lt(jg) W.E. Hummel
ATO-143	Turkey	LtComdr T.F. Fowler Lt S.B. Neff Lt R.J. Melchor Lt(jg) R.A. Botsford Lt J.M.C. Tighe
ATO-144	Vireo	LtComdr F.J. Ilsemann Lt J.C. Legg Lt(jg) C.H. Stedman Lt(jg) P.R. Ekberg Lt(jg) S.O. Northrop Lt(jg) M.E. Seymour Lt B.J. Barber
Ocean Tugs, Rescue
ATR-9		Lt L.H. Reybine Lt F.K. Davis
ATR-10		Lt R.P. Griffing, Jr. Lt P.E. Pellusch
ATR-11		Lt S.M. Meyer Lt R.H. Matheson
ATR-12		Lt(jg) B.F. Gettula
ATR-13		Lt(jg) G.N. Hammond Lt(jg) J.A. Milliken
ATR-16		Lt D.R. Luckham
ATR-26		Lt(jg) J.H. Kelly LtComdr I.B. Smith Lt H.R. Macletchie
ATR-27		Lt(jg) C.E. Kemmerer Lt(jg)L.L. Reynolds Lt(jg) M.A. Carr
ATR-28		Lt W. Swanson
ATR-33		Lt(jg) E.R. Weaver
ATR-34		Lt(jg) A. Zito
ATR-35		Lt(jg) L.C. Gunn Lt(jg) E.A. Penland Lt(jg) G.C. Battle
ATR-36		Lt R.D. Raikes Lt(jg) L.R. Vacovsky
ATR-38		Lt P.W. Dodson
ATR-39		LtComdr A.W. Wilde Lt J.J. Phillips
ATR-40		Lt(jg) P.A. Tyndall Lt A.J. Roberts
ATR-44		Lt M.L. Wright
ATR-45		Lt J.L. Hostinsky
ATR-46		Lt R.K. Thurman
ATR-47		Lt H.L. Lane
ATR-50		Lt(jg) A.B. Billig Lt A.P. Woronick Lt(jg) G.W. Kingston
ATR-51		Lt(jg) A.L. Larson Lt L.C. Gunn Lt G.W. Becker Lt J.W. Jenkins
ATR-52		Lt C.A. Miller
ATR-53		Lt B.M. Stevenson
ATR-58		Lt G.B. Barry
ATR-59		Lt F.H. Matthews Lt J.M. Wysolmerski
ATR-62		Lt J.M. Brown, Jr. Lt E.E. Leseur
ATR-63		Lt R.W. Coffey Lt C. Richards
ATR-65		Lt H.A. Preston Lt J.R. Strong
ATR-66		Lt(jg) B.J. Begue
ATR-69		Lt W.F. Reinkin
ATR-70		Lt W.L. Sloan Lt T.B. Taylor
ATR-71		Lt(jg) J.B. Walker
ATR-72		Lt(jg) C.B. Hiner Lt P.V. Evans
ATR-73		Lt(jg) E.L. Givins Lt(jg) R.J. Melchor
ATR-75		Lt E.A. McCammond Lt(jg) L.J. Hanan
ATR-76		Lt D.J. Myers
ATR-77		Lt W.A. Jewett
ATR-78		Lt(jg) J.A. Macdonald
ATR-79		Lt D.J. McMillan
ATR-80		Lt J.P. Dubrule Lt J.W. Foster Lt T.D. Shihadeh, Jr.
ATR-81		Lt M.P. Smith
ATR-83		Lt M.T. Dalby Lt D.J. Coughlin
ATR-84		Lt R.R. Williams Lt(jg) M.J. Schwartz
Distilling Ships
AW-3	Pasig	Comdr W.G. Fewel LtComdr C.M. Williams
AW-4	Abatan	LtComdr E.N. Eriksen Lt J.D. Gaboury
Destroyer Mine Sweeper
DMS-3	Boggs	Comdr H.R. Prince LtComdr W.K. Chisholm LtComdr R.L.R. Johnson
DMS-14	Zane	LtComdr W.T. Powell, Jr. LtComdr R.H. Thomas Lt L.C. McFarland
DMS-16	Trever	LtComdr M. Adams, Jr. Lt A.S. Brengle
Unclassified Vessels
IX-71	Kailua	Lt N.H. Castle Lt C.A. Markham Lt C.R. Bower
IX-91	Palomas	Lt J. McCarty
IX-94	Ronaki	Lt(jg) R.C. McGrath
IX-95	Echo	Lt(jg) M.C. Riddle
IX-100	Racer	Lt W.J. Barnes
IX-102	Majaba	LtComdr M. Shaw Lt F.J. George ChMach R.C. Andrews Mach D.S. Lee
IX-103	E.A. Poe	Comdr W.F. Ives LtComdr J.F. Kennedy LtComdr A.B. Beattie
IX-104	P.H. Burnett	Lt D. Ross Lt H.N. Olsen Lt E.F. Cutler
IX-107	Zebra	Lt J.E. Kendall
IX-109	Antelope	Lt L.G. Elsell Lt J. Loughlin Lt(jg) P.G. Rick
IX-110	Ocelot	Lt M.S. Samuels LtComdr J.M. Hartfield
IX-111	Armadillo	LtComdr M.R. Meyer Lt J.B. Hewgley
IX-112	Beagle	LtComdr R.E. Rev, Jr.
IX-113	Camel	Lt D. Dunham, Jr. Lt M.J. Parsons
IX-114	Caribou	Lt A.J. Nail Lt R.A. Davies Lt J.B. Humphrey Lt H.G. Owens
IX-115	Elk	LtComdr W.T. Stannard Lt R.H. Weeks
IX-116	Gazelle	Lt J.P. Marshall Lt J.B. Koeller
IX-117	Gemsbok	Comdr A.H. Kooistra Lt E.W. Smith Lt J.J. Moriarty
IX-118	Giraffe	LtComdr F.F. Daly LtComdr H.E. Thayer
IX-119	Ibex	LtComdr J.L. Frazer
IX-120	Jaguar	LtComdr T.F. Marvin Lt A.H. Branson
IX-121	Kangaroo	Lt G.D. Lawson
IX-124	Moose	Lt G.E. Spencer
IX-127	Raccoon	Lt M.E. Vallario Lt J.F. Moore
IX-129	Whippet	LtComdr R. Parmenter Lt F.F. Mullins, Jr. Lt C.R. Stuntz
IX-131	Abarenda	Lt B.F. Langland, USCG LtComdr D.H. Williams, USCG
IX-133	Antona	Lt J.P. Marshall Lt J.J. Karugas
IX-135	Arethusa	Lt W.J. Tross Lt R.L. Battington
IX-137	Celtic	LtComdr J.S. Loring Lt A.E. Michaelsen
IX-138	Malvern	Lt H.C. Pollock
IX-139	Octorara	LtComdr A.G. Munro
IX-140	Quiros	Lt E.A. Gray Lt(jg) V.E> Harris Lt D. Baker
IX-141	Manileno	Comdr E.L. McManus LtComdr W.S. Ginn
IX-142	Signal	Lt W.J. Tross
IX-143	Silver Cloud	LtComdr H.R. Will
IX-146	Fortune	LtComdr K.H. Carlson
IX-149	Trefoil	Lt N. King
IX-150	Quartz	LtComdr P.M. Runyon Lt W.J. Sharp, Jr.
IX-151	Silica	Lt J.D. Neal Lt O.A. Seavey
IX-152	Carmita	Lt C.E. Burch, Jr.
IX-153	Asphalt	LtComdr M.K. Reece Comdr G.M. Street
IX-154	Bauxite	Lt A.R. Robertson
IX-156	City of Dalhart	LtComdr C.M. Lokey LtComdr F. de S. Gorman
IX-157	Orvetta	Comdr G.L. Armstrong LtComdr F. de S. Gorman
IX-158	Limestone	Lt W.T. Bresnahan
IX-159	Feldspar	Lt F. Harris Lt(jg) R.K. Sherwood
IX-160	Marl	Lt E.A. Mooney Ens R.O. Buck
IX-161	Barite	Lt H.B. Stiehl
IX-162	Lignite	Lt F.E. Lucier
IX-163	Cinnabar	Lt W.E. Loughborough
IX-164	Corundum	Lt F. Brinton, Jr. LtComdr W.H. Thompson
IX-189	Marmora	Lt G.R. Olsen
IX-190	Nausett	Lt J.O. Karlberg Lt J. McCormick
IX-191	Vandalia	Lt R.P. Morrison
IX-192	Flambeau	Lt R.S. Green
IX-193	Meredosia	Lt T.E. Doey
IX-198	Cohassett	Lt G.R.Oglesby Lt M.J. Wakefield Lt D.J. Crawford
IX-204	Allioth	LtComdr H.L. Sigleer
IX-210	Sea Foam	Lt W.W. Beck
IX-218	Guardoqui	Lt H.L. Tysinger
IX-222	Pegasus	Lt A.E. Jackson, Jr. Lt A.B. Melcher
Repair Barges
YR-23		Mach A.E. Balog
YR-46		Mach J.H. Brenchick
YR-49		Lt(jg) R.S. Nelson
YR-50		Lt(jg) E.A. Sicard
YR-61		ChMach W. Vannatter
YR-67		ChMach G.C. Macham
YR-69		Mach T.R. Rice

Representative types of vessels and small craft engaged in logistic support activities under Commander Service Force Pacific

ABSD Advanced Base Sectional Dock #1 (Battleship California inside)

AD Destroyer Tender (USS Prairie AD-15)

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AE Ammunition Ship (USS Shasta AE-6)

AF Provisions Storeship (USS Bridge AF-1)

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AFDL Mobile FLoating Drydock Large (Under tow) 1900 tons

AFD Mobile Floating Drydock (AFD-5) 1000 tons

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AGS Surveying Ship (USS Bowditch AGS-4)

AH Hospital Ship (USS Bountiful AH-9)

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AK Cargo Ship (USS Fomalhaut AK-22)

AKS Stores Issue Ship (USS Kochab AKS-6)

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AKV Aircraft Transport (USS Kitty Hawk AKV-1)

AN Net Tender

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AO Fleet Oiler (USS Housatonic AO-35)

AOG Gasoline Tanker (USS Patapsco AOG-1)

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APL Barracks Ship (Hotel Barge APL-18

AR Repair Ship (USS Vestal AR-4 alongside damaged battleship)

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AR Repair Ship (USS Ajax AR-6)

ARB Repair Ship, Battle Damage (USS Midas ARB-5)

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ARD Floating Drydock (3500 tons) (USS ARD-23)

ARG Repair Ship, Internal Combustion Engine (USS Mindanao ARG-3)

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ARH Heavy Hull Repair Ship (USS Jason ARH-1 alongside carrier Hancock)

ARS Salvage Vessel (USS Current ARSD-22)

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ATF Ocean Tug, Fleet (USS Apache ATF-67)

ATO Ocean Tug, Old (ATO-24 with target in tow)

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ATR Ocean Tug, Rescue (USS ATR-21)

AW Distilling Ship (USS Abatan AW-4)

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YF Covered Lighters (JF-696 used for ammunition storage)

YF Yard Freight Barge ( YF-512 used for stowage and issue of fleet freight)

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YG Garbage Lighter ( YG-30)

YO Fuel Oil Barge (YO-29 carried Diesel oil) YOG (gasoline) same as YO's

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YR Floating Workshop (YR-49)

YSD Seaplane Wrecking Derrick (YSD-36 "The Marianne")

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YSR Sludge Removal Barge

YTB Harbor Tug, Big (YTB-372)

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YTM Harbor Tug, Medium (With freight barge alongside)

YW Water Barge (YW-90 in floating drydock)

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IX A Concrete Stores Ship Making Issues to Small Craft Alongside

Twin Engine "Sea Mule"--Not Too Reliable--(Note cordage at time of acute shortage)

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Pontoon (Floating) Landing for Liberty Parties with LCM Alongside--(LCM and LCVP in background)

A 100-Ton Pontoon Cargo Barge, Outboard Driven

Glossary of Abbreviations

See also the HyperWar Glossary for a more complete listing.

AA

Antiaircraft

AAC

Antiaircraft common [ammunition]

ABDA

American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (1942)

ABDAFLOAT

American-British-Dutch-Australian Naval Operational Command (1942)

ABSD

Advanced base sectional dock. Made up of 7 (825 feet), 9 (844 feet), or 10 (927 feet) sections; lift capacity, 7 section, 55,000 tons; 9 section, 81,000 tons; 10 section, 90,000 tons. Suitable for docking BB's, CVB's, and CV's. Docked heavy ships at Manus, Guam, and in Leyte Gulf.

ACM

Auxiliary mine layer

ACORN

Am airfield assembly designed to construct, operate, and maintain an advanced landplane and seaplane base and provide facilities for operations.

ACV

Auxiliary aircraft carrier or tender.

AD

Destroyer tender. The largest of this class were the 530 footers (18,000 tons), of the Dixie class. Destroyer tenders took destroyers and escorts alongside serving their needs with repair work, stores, provisions, ammunition, and torpedoes. In addition, some saw service as service-division and service-squadron flagships.

ADG

Degaussing vessel.

AE

Ammunition ship. About 450 long, and 60 feet beam. Cargo (ammunition) capacity of almost 7,000 tons.

AF

Provisions stores ship. Has large refrigerated spaces. Supplied fresh and frozen provisions. Aldebaran, Hyades, Graffias, Polaris, the largest of the AF types, had over 5,000-ton cargo capacity. Brought highly prized fresh and frozen provisions to advanced logistic support anchorages.

AFD

Mobile floating drydock. One-piece, steel. Length 200 feet. Nominal lift capacity of 1,000 tons. Suitable for docking YN's (net tenders) and AM's (large minesweepers). Used at logistic support anchorages.

AFDL

Mobile floating drydock. One-piece, steel. Nominal lift capacity, 1,900 tons. Length over all 288 feet. Capable of docking DE, ATR, and AMS.

AG

Miscellaneous auxiliaries.

AGC

Combined operations communications headquarters ship. In Pacific, most frequently used as flagships of amphibious force or group commanders.

AGL

Lighthouse tender.

AGP

Motor torpedo boat tender.

AGS

Surveying ship. These were converted from other types; equipped to conduct a harbor survey and to print the finished chart, complete with accurately placed reference points, shoreline, aids to navigation, depths of water, current data, shoals and other hazards, and anchorage circles. The work of this class was of much value, especially to enable use by our forces of a harbor promptly after seizure.

AH

Hospital ships. Bearing such peaceful names is Repose, Solace, etc. These non-combatant vessels were, according to Hague and Geneva COnventions, exempt from attack. Painted white and brightly lighted at night they traveled alone. A floating hospital, they evacuated sick and wounded Army, Navy, and Marine personnel from combat areas.

AIRSOWESPAC

Aircraft, Southwest Pacific Force.

AK

Cargo ships. These were converted merchantmen of various types from about 7,000 to 14,000-ton displacement and 4,000 to 5,000-ton cargo capacity (some as high as 7,000 tons). Speeds for most were about 11.5 to 12.5 knots, some faster. Among the AK's were the ships of the Liberty and Victory classes.

AKA

Cargo vessel, attack. All of this class Maritime Commission built. Over 400 feet long with a speed of about 17 knots, these were important units of amphibious forces

AKS

General stores issue ships. Except for Castor and Pollux, each of which had speed of about 16 knots, the AKS types had speeds of about 12 knots. Each had total cargo capacity of about 9,000 tons. These were active in making issues at advanced anchorages and returning to rear areas or U.S. for replenishment of cargo.

AKV

Cargo ships and aircraft ferries., Kittyhawk and Hammondsport (formerly APV-1 and APV-2, respectively). These were ex-Sea Train Lines ships and carried airplanes (in ready-to-fly status), engines, and parts from the United States, principally to Hawaii, Noumea, and the Hebrides.

AM

Large mine sweeper.

AMc

Coastal mine sweeper.

AMM

Aviation machinist's mamte.

Ammo

Ammunition.

AMs

Auxiliary motor mine sweeper.

AN

Net layers. These were the valuable "horned-toads" which laid and maintained antisubmarine nets protecting harbors and fleet anchorages.

AO

Oilers. These were the important elements in the Navy's "lifeline" in the Pacific--the hard working, dependable fleet oilers and station tankers. Though specializing in fuel oil, Diesel oil, and gasoline, some of these later carried some ammunition, provisions, bottled gas, mail, stores, spare parts, and personnel for delivery to fast carrier task groups at sea. Some AO's were converted to carry water.

AOG

Gasoline tankers. Very useful size for harbor fueling. These were about 220 to 320 feet in length, the largest carrying over 800,000 gallons of gasoline and some fuel oil.

AP

Armor piercing [ammunition].

AP

Transport.

APA

Transport, attack.

APB

Barracks ships, self-propelled. Two of this type at Iwo Jima were converted LST's used as mother ships for landing boats and their crews, providing water, provisions, fuel, berthing, and messing; also accommodated 14 bed patients.

APc

Coastal transport.

APD

High-speed troop transport. These were, for the most part, converted destroyer escorts; some were the old 1,100-ton flush-deck destroyers, the long-lived and revered "four-pipers," some of which had been commissioned as early as 1917.

APH

Transport fitted for evacuation of the wounded.

APL

Barracks ships (hotel barges). These were non-self-propelled house boats 260 feet long with a 40-foot beam. The ships data, U.S. naval vessels, lists accommodations for 5 officers and 66 enlisted men with troop capacity of 583 enlisted. These seagoing barracks were invaluable for housing personnel, especially stevedores (construction battalion specialists) engaged in handling ammunition and other cargo at Eniwetok, Ulithi, and Leyte. Each barracks ship was nicknamed for some famous hotel such as the "New Yorker," "Biltmore," "Astor," and "Waldorf." To name one, the "Casa Marina" (APL-10),built at Nashville, Tennessee, was floated down the Mississippi and commissioned at New Orleans. She was towed to Ulithi via Pearl Harbor. Surviving typhoon winds, she was towed from Ulithi to Shanghai, where she housed the boat-pool personnel for Service Division 101.

APO

Army post office.

APS

Transport, submarine.

AR

Repair ships. Of the repair ships, the Vulcan (AR-5), AJax (AR-6), and Hector (AR-7) were similar in design to the Dixie- class destroyer tenders and were equipped with splendid machine ships and foundries, enabling them to make repairs to delicate equipment (including optical) as well as heavy equipment. For their particular type of work, repair ships in advanced logistic support anchorages were practically floating navy yards.

ARB

Repair ships, battle damage. There were 12 of these converted from LST's.

ARD

Floating drydocks. These, some 485 feet and some 491 feet long, had a lift capacity of 3,500 tons and could accommodate destroyers, submarines, and landing ships (tank). They were the bulwark of repair forces of service organizations in logistic support anchorages in the accomplishment of repair where docking was required.

ARG

Repair ships, internal combustion engine. There were 13 ARG's, 12 of which were Liberty ships converted for repair duties. Gasoline and Diesel engines for planes and vessels were repaired in ARG's.

ARH

Heavy-hull repair ships. The Jason, of the same design as Vulcan class of repair ship, was the only ARH. She made a substantial contribution to Pacific war effort. At Ulithi she repaired and sent back to the battle line six major ships that had suffered serious damage from Kamikaze attacks--4 carriers and 2 battleships.

ARL

Repair ship, landing craft.

ARS

Salvage vessels. A little over 200 feet in length and about 40 feet beam, mostly twin-screw Diesel-electric machinery, these vessels performed valuable service in towing and rescue service in the Pacific.

ARV

Aircraft engine overhaul and structural repair ship.

AS

Submarine tender.

ASR

Submarine rescue vessel.

ATA

Ocean tugs, auxiliary.

ATCOM

Atoll commander.

ATF

Ocean tugs, fleet. This was the almost indispensable type to have at hand at logistic anchorages or in reserve support of invasions. They performed noteworthy service in the towing of three damaged cruisers back from the "shadow of Formosa." This class had American Indian tribal names, Diesel-electric propulsion, one screw.

ATO

Ocean tug, old.

ATR

Ocean tug, rescue.

AV

Seaplane tender (large).

AVD

High-speed seaplane tender (converted DD).

AVS

Aviation supply ship.

AVP

Seaplane tender (small).

AW

Distilling ships. Two of this class were Liberty tankers and two others, the Pasig (AW-3) and Abatan (AW-4), were large oilers (523 feet long) adapted to carry water and with distillers to make it. These were valuable to furnishing water to shore stations and to ships without distilling apparatus.

BARREL

Forty-two gallons of fuel oil--50 gallons of gasoline.

BATDIV

Battleship division.

BATFOR

Battle force.

BATRON

Battleship squadron.

BATSHIPBATFORPAC

Battleships, Battle Force, Pacific Fleet.

BB

Battleship.

BETTY

Japanese Navy medium bomber (twin engine--Mitsubishi).

BLACK OIL

Bunker fuel oil.

BOGIE

Unidentified aircraft.

BU

As prefix means one of the bureaus of the Navy Department.

BUSANDA

Bureau of Supplies and Accounts.

BUSHIPS

Bureau of Ships.

CA

Heavy cruiser.

CANFSWPA

Commander Allied Naval Forces, Southwest Pacific Area.

CAPT

Captain.

CARAIRGROUP

Carrier air group.

CARDIV

Carrier divisions.

CASU

Carrier aircraft service unit.

CB

Large cruiser. Alaska (CB-1) and Guam (CB-2), commissioned in 1944, reached the Pacific near end of war.

CDR

Commander.

CDS

Commander destroyer squadron.

CENPAC

Central Pacific Area.

CENPACFOR

Central Pacific Force.

CG

Coast Guard.

CGC

Coast Guard cutter.

CIC

Combat information center.

CINC

Commander in chief.

CINCAF

Commander in Chief, Allied Forces.

CINCAFPAC

Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Forces in the Pacific.

CINCPAC-CINCPOA

Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas.

CL

Light cruiser.

CL(AA)

Light cruiser, antiaircraft.

CM

Mine layer.

CMc

Coastal mine layer.

CMM

Chief machinist's mate.

CNO

Chief of Naval Operations.

CO

Commanding officer.

COM

Commander. Example: ComDesRon (Commander Destroyer Squadron)

COMDR

Commander.

COMDT

Commandant.

COMINCH

Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (formerly CinCUS).

COMMO

Commodore.

COMSERFORPACSUBCOM

Commander Service Force Pacific Subordinate Command.

COMSERVRON

Commander service squadron.

CRUBATFOR

Cruisers, battle force.

CRUDIV

Cruiser division.

CTF

Commander task force.

CTG

Commander task group.

CTU

Commander task unit.

CUB

An advanced base unit consisting of all the personnel and material necessary for the establishment of a medium-sized advanced fuel and supply base.

CV

Aircraft carrier.

CVB

Large aircraft carrier.

CVE

Aircraft carrier, escort.

CVET

Aircraft carrier, transport (unofficial definition).

CVL

Small aircraft carrier.

DCNO

Deputy chief of naval operations.

DD

Destroyer.

DESBATFOR

Destroyers, battle force.

DE

Destroyer escort.

DESPAC

Destroyers, Pacific Fleet.

DESRON

Destroyer squadron.

DM

Light mine layer (high speed)

DUKW

Amphibious truck.

DUMBO

Seaplane used for rescue work.

EMILY

Japanese Navy patrol bomber (four engine, Kawanishi).

ESCORTDIV

Escort division [sic, usually "CORTDIV"]

ETA

Estimated time of arrival.

ETD

Estimated time of departure.

F

Flagship.

FF

Fleet flagship.

FS

Small freighter.

F6F

"Hellcat," single-engine Navy fighter (VF) manufactured by Grumman.

Flash Red

Warning signal. Enemy aircraft in near vicinity.

FPO

Fleet post office.

GCT

Greenwich Civil Time.

GP

General purpose (bomb).

GROPAC

Group Pacific (small advanced base component.)

GSK

General stores.

HC

High capacity (refers to shell explosives).

HELEN

Japanese Navy medium bomber (twin engine--Nakajima)

HELLCAT

See F6F.

H-HOUR

Hour set for attack or other operations to begin (on D-day).

HMAS

His Majesty's Australian Ship.

H-Minus 1, 2, etc.

1, 2, etc. hours before hour of attack.

H-Plus 1, 2, etc.

1, 2, etc., hours after hour of attack.

HE

High explosives.

HVAR

High-velocity aircraft rocket.

HYDRO

Hydrographic Office.

IFF

Identification, friend or foe (radar signals).

ISCOM

Island Commander.

IX

Unclassified vessels. In this class of miscellaneous types fell the useful station tankers with animal names Armadillo, Beagle, Camel, Caribou, Elk, etc., which saw service at Majuro, Eniwetok, Leyte Gulf, and other logistic support anchorages. Among the IX's were the concrete stores ships Asphalt, Bauxite, Carmita, Corundum, etc., known affectionately as the "crockery" fleet. In this category is the Ocelot (IX-110) (ex-Yomachichi), a barracks ship, used as a flagship by Commander Service Squadron Ten.

JCS

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JS-GB). [sic: JCS was US only; CCS, the Combined Chiefs of Staff, included the JCS and the British Imperial General Staff.]

JASASA

Joint air-surface antisubmarine action.

JICPOA

Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Areas.

JUDY

Japanese Navy torpedo bomber (single engine, Aichi)

JURY Steering Rig

A contrivance to supply a means of steering a ship temporarily replacing or assisting the regular rudder or steering gear.

KAMIKAZE

Name given to Japanese suicide pilots; "Kami" meaning "divine," "kaze" meaning "wind." The use of the word "Kamikaze" stems from an event, in 1281, during the second Mongol invasion of Japan. The Mongols embarked a huge force in two large fleets, one Korean and one Chinese. After almost 2 months of fighting, on land and sea, a terrific storm destroyed a large portion of the invading armada, and the remainder departed with serious losses. In World War II the Japanese hoped that the Kamikaze pilots would stop the United States Fleet just as the "divine wind" had turned back the invader in ancient days.

KATE

Japanese Navy high-level or torpedo bomber (single engine, Nakajima).

KIA

Killed in action.

KINGFISHER

See OS2U.

KTS

Knots.

LAT.

Latitude (north or south).

LC or L/C

Landing craft.

LCC

Landing craft, control (slightly larger than an LCVP).

LCDR

Lieutenant Commander.

LCI(L)

Landing craft, infantry (large).

LCI(R)

Landing craft, infantry (rocket).

LCI(G)

Landing craft, infantry (gunboat). ["Elsie Item Gunboat"]

LCM

Landing craft, mechanized. This type has twin-screw Diesel propulsion, a 50-foot all-metal hull with ramp. It was one of the most useful of the landing craft for logistic work, as it was suitable for handling bombs, ammunition, and other heavy stores (about 30 tons). In rough-water conditions within logistic support anchorages, the LCM withstood hard usage much better than the more lightly constructed LCVP, and the LCM likewise had greater capacity for handling liberty parties holding 120- men, three times that of an LCVP.

LCM(3)

Landing craft, mechanized (mark III).

LCP

Landing craft, personnel.

LCP(L)

Landing craft, personnel (large).

LCP(R)

Landing craft, personnel (ramp).

LCS(S)

Landing craft, support (small).

LCT

Landing craft, tank. About 110 feet long. Used for landing tanks or trucks. In size is between the LST and LCM classes. Service organizations found this class very useful in handling shells, powder, bombs, and other heavy and bulky stores.

LCV

Landing craft, vehicle. Similar to LCVP.

LCVP

Landing craft, vehicle, personnel. ["Higgins boats"] This is a 36-foot single screw (Diesel) landing craft of plywood construction. Boat pools of service organizations contained LCVP's along with LCM's. Though not as rugged as LCM's, the LCVP served a very useful purpose in handling small amounts of stores, up to about 5 tons of cargo, and about 36 persons.

LION

A large advanced base unit consisting of all the personnel and material necessary for the establishment of a major all-purpose naval base. It is made up of a large number of functional components which enable the base to perform voyage repairs and minor battle-damage repairs to a major portion of a fleet.

LONG.

Longitude.

LORAN

Long-range radio aid to navigation.

LSD

Landing ship, dock. These ships, over 450 feet long, accompanied amphibious forces on invasions, carrying LCM's and smaller craft. After the war, they were used for transporting craft of boat pools to anchorages in occupied areas.

LSM

Landing ship, medium.

LST

Landing ship, tank. ["Large, slow target"] Over 320 feet long, these ocean-going ships with a large tank deck, low doors, and ramp served in many acpacities. Some were converted into repair ships (see ARB), some were used for floating post-office work, while others were used to transport repatriated Japanese families (1,000 persons--men, women, and children) from Chinese ports back to their homeland. Perhaps the most unique use of LST's was in China, where six were equipped with individual stalls for horses of [the] Chinese Army for transportation to Manchuria.

LSV

Landing ship, vehicle.

LTGEN

Lieutenant General.

LT

Lieutenant.

LT(JG)

Lieutenant (junior grade).

LVT

Landing vehicle, tracked. [LVT(A)--Landing vehicle, tracked (armored). The successor to the unarmored "amtrac".]

MAJGEN

Major General.

MARCORPS

Marine Corps.

MARGILSAREA

Marshalls-Gilberts Area.

MINRON

Mine squadron.

MOGAS

Motor gasoline.

MOMM

Motor Machinist's Mate.

MTB

Motor torpedo boat. [PT]

MTBRON

Motor torpedo boat squadron.

NABU

Naval advanced base unit.

NAS

Naval air station.

NATS

Naval Air Transportation Service.

NAVBASE

Naval base.

NAVFOR

Naval forces.

NAVSTA

Naval station.

N.E.I.

Netherlands East Indies. [Indonesia]

NICK

Single engine,heavy Japanese fighter (Mitsubishi).

NOB

Naval operating base.

NORPAC

North Pacific Area; North Pacific Force.

NORWESSEAFRON

Northwestern Sea Frontier.

NSD

Naval supply depot.

NTS

Naval Transportation Service.

OBB

Old battleship.

OMM

Officer messenger mail.

OOD

Officer of the deck.

OPPLAN

Operating Plan.

OS2U

"Kingfisher," single-engine Navy scout-observation (VSO) landplane and seaplane, manufactured by Vought-Sikorsky.

OTC

Officer in tactical command.

OSS

Old submarine. [Also, Office of Strategic Service, predecessor to the CIA]

PACFLT

Pacific Fleet.

PATRON

Patrol squadron.

PBM

Mariner, twin-engine Navy patrol bomber (Martin).

PBY

Twin-engine U.S. Navy patrol bomber (VPB).

PC

Patrol vessel, submarine chaser (173 foot).

PCE

180-foot patrol craft escort vessel.

PCE(R)

180-foot patrol craft escort vessel, rescue.

PCS

136-foot submarine chaser.

PEARL

Pearl Harbor, T.H.

PF

Frigate.

PG

Gunboat.

PGM

Motor gunboat.

PHIBPAC

Amphibous Forces, Pacific Fleet.

PHIBSFORPAC

Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet.

PHILSEAFRON

Philippine Sea Frontier.

PICKET

Advanced or distant radar guard ship.

POA

Pacific Ocean Area. [Nimitz' command]

PR

River gunboat.

PT

Motor torpedo boat. [Same as MTB]

P.U.C.

Presidential Unit Citation.

PW

Public works.

PY

Yacht.

PYc

Coastal yacht.

RADAR

RAdio Detection And Ranging.

RADM

Rear Admiral.

RAN

Royal Australian Navy.

RCT

Regimental Combat Team. [Reinforced infantry regiment]

REEFER

Refrigeration. [Refridgerated stores issue ship]

REP

Representative.

RFS

Ready for sea.

RON

A suffix meaning squadron (MinRon--mine squadron).

SALLY

Japanese Army medium bomber (twin engine, Mitsubishi).

SA

Air search radar (shipborne).

SANDA

Bureau of Supplies and Accounts.

SAP

Semiarmor piercing. [ammunition]

SBD

Scout bomber (Douglas).

SBW

"Hell Diver," single-engine Navy scout bomber.

SC

110-foot submarine chaser.

(SC)

Supply Corps. [Example: "LtComdr John Doe, USN(SC)"]

SCAP

Supreme Commander Allied Powers (Japan).

SEABEE

Construction Battalion. [C-B]

SEAFRON

Sea frontier.

SECNAV

Secretary of the Navy.

SERFORSOPACSUBCOM

Service Force South Pacific Subordinate Command.

SERONSOPAC

Service Squadron South Pacific.

SERRON

Service squadron.

SERDIV

Service division.

SERFOR

Service force.

SERVRON

Service squadron.

SERVSOWESPAC

Service Force, Southwest Pacific Fleet.

SPLINTER FLEET

A general term (unofficial) applied to smaller vessels of the subchaser and patrol-boat classes and the like. [The wooden-hulled ships]

SONAR

SOund Navigation And Ranging.

SOPA

Senior officer present afloat.

SOPA (ADMIN)

Senior officer present afloat (administrative).

SOPAC

South Pacific Area and Force (later, South Pacific Command).

SPDC

Spare parts distribution center.

SQDN

Squadron.

SS

Submarine.

SS&CS

Ship's stores and commissary stores.

SUBBASE

Submarine base.

SUBDIV

Submarine division.

SUBPAC

Submarines, Pacific.

SWPA

Southwest Pacific Area. [MacArthur's command]

TASKFLOT

Task flotilla.

TBF

Single-engine U.S. Navy torpedo bomber.

TBS

Voice radio--very high frequency, medium power. Used for ships' tactical maneuvering. ["Talk Between Ships"]

TBM

"Avenger" single-engine Navy torpedo bomber.

TF

Task Force (numeral designation. Example: TF 30, Commander Third Fleet (Admiral Halsey).

TG

Task Group (numeral designation. Example: TG 30.9, CSR Ten (Commodore Carter)).

TU

Task Unit (numeral designation. Example: TU 30.9.1, CSR Ten Rep. (Captain Ogden)).

TIME

Unless otherwise noted, the local civil time of the place concerned is used instead of the a.m. or p.m. designation. Example: 0835 instead of 8:35 a.m. or 2035 instead of 8:35 p.m. (the 2035 (p.m.) time designation being obtained by adding 12 hours to the clock-face time.) [A failure in editing the manuscript? Clearly, Commodore Carter uses "a.m." and "p.m." throughout this history]

TRANSPHIBPAC

Transports, Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet.

TRANSRON

Transport Squadron.

UDT

Underwater Demolition Team. [Predecessor of the Navy SEALs]

UNRRA

United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.

USC&GS

U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.

USCGR

U.S. Coast Guard Reserve

USMC

U.S. Marine Corps.

USN

U.S. Navy.

USNR

U.S. Naval Reserve.

U.S.S.

United States Ship (naval vessel).

UTRON

Utility squadron.

VADM

Vice Admiral.

VAL

Japanese Navy dive bomber (single engine, Aichi).

VB

Bombing plane, U.S. Navy.

VF

Fighter plane, U.S. Navy.

VT

Torpedo plane, U.S. Navy.

VS

Scout plane, U.S. Navy.

WSA

War Shipping Administration.

XAE

Merchant ammunition ship.

XAK

Merchant cargo ship.

XAKc

Merchant coastal cargo ship (small).

XAP

Merchant transport.

XAPc

Merchant coastal transport (small).

XAV

Auxiliary seaplane tender.

YAG

District auxiliary miscellaneous ship.

YC

Open lighter.

YCK

Open cargo lighter.

YD

Floating derrick.

YDG

Degaussing vessel. At the San Pedro Bay (Leyte Gulf) anchorage, one of this class, the YDG-6, was available for magnetic-compass adjustment and also for compensation of degaussing-compass corrector coils. The YDG-6 was also equipped to inspect and make minor repairs on the degaussing systems of all ships and to calibrate the degaussing coils of vessels of YM's and comparable sizes.

YF

Covered lighters. These are of various tonnages. The ones in Service Squadron Ten in San Pedro Bay (Leyte Gulf), for instance, were of the 500-, 1,500-, and 2,000-ton variety; used for storage and issue of following stores: Ammunition, torpedoes, freight, medical stores, steel stock, internal-combustion-engine spares, hull and machinery spares, motion-picture-projector spares, fog-generator spares, maintenance stores, etc.

YFD

Floating drydock.

YG

Garbage lighters. These were of different sizes, but the ones assigned Service Division 101 at Leyte were Diesel driven, 118 feet long, 27 feet beam, and had a standard displacement of about 350 tons.

YM

Dredges.

YMS

Motor mine sweeper.

YN

Net tender.

YNG

Gate vessel.

YNT

Net tender (tug class).

YO

Fuel-oil barges. These were of different sizes and capacities, some holding 10,000 barrels of fuel, some 6,000 to 7,000 barrels; some were self-propelled, some non-self-propelled. Some of these assigned Service Squadron Ten held fuel oil, certain YO's carried Diesel, certain ones carried aviation gas; some held a combined cargo such as aviation gasoline and Diesel oil, fuel oil and Diesel oil, motor gas and lubricating oil, and certain ones had a cargo of water. The YO's made material contribution in logistic services at advanced anchorages.

YOG

Gasoline barges. About the same as YO's, but especially with cargoes of Diesel, aviation gas, and motor gasoline.

YOGL

Gasoline barges (large).

YP

District patrol vessel. ["Yippies"]

YR

Floating workshops. These are 150 feet long with a 34-foot beam, non-self-propelled. Thirteen of these were assigned Service Squadron Ten at one time. They did useful service for boat-pool repair, torpedo repair, and small-craft repair.

YRD(H)

Floating workshop, drydock (hull).

YRD(M)

Floating workshop, drydock (machinery).

YS

Stevedore barges.

YSD

Seaplane wrecking derrick. One hundred and four feet long with a 31-foot beam, these derricks with a rated lifting capacity of 10 tons are useful in accomplishing many different tasks at logistic support anchorages.

YSR

Sludge-removal barge.

YT

Harbor tug.

*YTB

Harbor tugs, big. These tugs, 100 feet in length, with a 25-foot beam, are rated as having 800 to 1,200 horsepower.

*YTL

Harbor tugs, little. Rated at from 200 to 300 horsepower, they are for the most part about 66 feet long and have a beam of about 17 feet.

*YTM

Harbor tugs, medium. Over 90 feet long with a beam of about 20 feet, they are rated as having around 500 horsepower.

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* The above three types of harbor tugs had many and varied towing assignments at logistic support anchorages, being employed practically on "around the clock" schedule.

YW

Water barges. (Water barges with a rated capacity of 200,000 to 300,000 gallons were valuable service units at advanced anchorages. Some were self-propelled, some non-self-propelled.)

ZEKE

Japanese Navy fighter plane (single engine, Mitsubishi) (called "ZERO" early in the war.)

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