USS Vesuvius (AE-15)

USS Vesuvius (AE-15) Background

USS Vesuvius (AE-15) was The fourth Vesuvius (AE-15) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1381) by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, N.C.; launched on 26 May 1944; acquired by the United States Navy on 4 July 1944; and commissioned on 16 January 1945, COMDr. Flavius J. George in command.

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