U.S.S. Bittern (1919)

U.S.S. Bittern (1919)
Hull Number:	AM-36
Builder:	Alabama DD&S
Laid down:	12 Dec, 1917
Launched:	15 Feb, 1919
Commissioned:	28 May, 1919
Scuttled:	8 Apr, 1942
Fate:	Manila Bay

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

Captains

• Lieutenant William P. Bachmann, 28 May, 1919 – 20 June, 1920
• Lieutenant George B. Evans, 20 June, 1920 – 21 September, 1921
• Lieutenant Commander John H. Falge, 21 September, 1921 – 21 February, 1922
• Lieutenant Owen E. Grimm, 21 February, 1922 – March 1922
• Lieutenant Commander Ellis H. Geiselman, March 1922 – 19 September, 1923
• Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Perlman, 19 September, 1923 – 21 December, 1923
• Lieutenant Commander John H. Falge, 21 December, 1923 – 15 July, 1924
• Lieutenant John L. McCrea, 15 July, 1924 – 15 November, 1924
• Lieutenant Commander Robert H. Maury, 10 June, 1925 – 6 March, 1926
• Lieutenant John J. Bartholdi, 6 March, 1926 – 28 June, 1929
• Lieutenant Jewett P. Moncure, 28 June, 1929 – 28 December, 1929
• Lieutenant Frederick K. McElroy, 28 December, 1929 – 15 April, 1932
• Lieutenant Valentine L. Pottle, 15 April, 1932 – 10 September, 1934

See Also

• Wikipedia