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{{ShipCareer|fullname=U.S.S. ''Sara Thompson'' (1888)|fate2=Captured by [[Japan|IJN]], 1942 | |||
|hullno=AO-8 | |||
|comm=17 Sep, 1918 | |||
|cat=Oiler | |||
|sortdate=8 Aug, 1918 | |||
|launch=1888 | |||
|builder=[[Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Company|Armstrong]] | |||
|type=oiler | |||
|fate=Sold | |||
|purchased=7 Sep, 1918 | |||
|fatedate=9 Aug, 1934 | |||
|order= | |||
|strick=12 Dec, 1933 | |||
|chain=NONE | |||
|prefix=U.S.S. | |||
|name=Sara Thompson | |||
|nat=US | |||
|decomm=21 Jul, 1933 | |||
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'''U.S.S. ''Sara Thompson''''' was a [[Oiler|tanker]] purchased by the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1918. | '''U.S.S. ''Sara Thompson''''' was a [[Oiler|tanker]] purchased by the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1918. | ||
Revision as of 17:46, 14 January 2015
| U.S.S. Sara Thompson (1888) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | AO-8 |
| Builder: | Armstrong |
| Purchased: | 7 Sep, 1918 |
| Launched: | 1888 |
| Commissioned: | 17 Sep, 1918 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 Jul, 1933 |
| Stricken: | 12 Dec, 1933 |
| Sold: | 9 Aug, 1934 |
| Fate: | Captured by IJN, 1942 |
U.S.S. Sara Thompson was a tanker purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1918.
Construction
Built by William Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. as the Gut Heil for a German shipping company. Purchased 8 August, 1918 from J. W. Thompson of New York by the U.S. Navy for conversion to an oiler. Renamed Sara Thompson on 7 September, 1918.
Service
Commissioned on 17 September, 1918 with Commander Frederick S. Hayes, U.S.N.R.F. in command.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander U.S.N.R.F. Frederick S. Hayes, 17 September, 1918
Armament
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
