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''Vestal'' was berthed outboard of the {{US-Arizona|f=t}} on December 7, 1941, and survived the fatal magazine explosion which destroyed the battleship. Her commanding officer, {{CommUS}} [[Cassin Young]], was thrown overboard by the force of the explosion, but was able to swim back to the ''Vestal'' and resume command, ordering her clear of the inferno on her port side. Commander Young earned the Medal of Honor for his courage and dedication to duty that day. | ''Vestal'' was berthed outboard of the {{US-Arizona|f=t}} on December 7, 1941, and survived the fatal magazine explosion which destroyed the battleship. Her commanding officer, {{CommUS}} [[Cassin Young]], was thrown overboard by the force of the explosion, but was able to swim back to the ''Vestal'' and resume command, ordering her clear of the inferno on her port side.<ref>USS Vestal Report of Pearl Harbor Attack 11 December, 1941</ref> Commander Young earned the Medal of Honor for his courage and dedication to duty that day. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Vestal''" nat="US"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Vestal''" nat="US"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Urban Tigner Holmes|nick=Urban T. Holmes|appt=17 December, 1914{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 14}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Urban Tigner Holmes|nick=Urban T. Holmes|appt=17 December, 1914{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 14}}|end=July, 1915{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 14}}{{INF}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Ernest Linwood Bennett|nick=Ernest L. Bennett|appt=1915{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 16}}{{INF}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Ernest Linwood Bennett|nick=Ernest L. Bennett|appt=1915{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 16}}{{INF}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=John Valentine Klemann|nick=John V. Klemann|appt=16 December, 1916{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 16}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=John Valentine Klemann|nick=John V. Klemann|appt=16 December, 1916{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 16}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Raymond Stedman Keyes|nick=Raymond S. Keyes|appt=before 1 January, 1919{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 22-23}}|end=1919{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 22-23}}{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 16-17}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Raymond Stedman Keyes|nick=Raymond S. Keyes|appt=before 1 January, 1919{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 22-23}}|end=1919{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 22-23}}{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 16-17}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=John Joseph Hyland|nick=John J. Hyland|appt=1 June, 1921{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 14-15}}|end=June, 1923{{USOfficerReg1924|pp. 16-17}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=William King Riddle|nick=William K. Riddle|appt=1919{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 16-17}}|end=after 1 January, 1925{{USOfficerReg1925|pp. 16-17}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=William King Riddle|nick=William K. Riddle|appt=1919{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 16-17}}|end=after 1 January, 1925{{USOfficerReg1925|pp. 16-17}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Wilbur Rice Van Auken|nick=Wilbur R. Van Auken|appt= | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Kenneth Galleher Castleman|nick=Kenneth G. Castleman|appt=1926{{USOfficerReg1927|p. 14}}|end=June, 1927<ref>''News-Pilot'' (San Pedro, CA) 28 June, 1927 p. 14.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Cassin Young|nick=Cassin Young|appt= | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Wilbur Rice Van Auken|nick=Wilbur R. Van Auken|appt=22 June, 1929{{USOfficerReg1930|pp. 16, 17}}|end=26 June, 1931<ref>[http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/25/2504.htm NavSource]</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Harold Cecil Train|nick=Harold C. Train|appt=12 June, 1925|end=8 June, 1936<ref>[http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/25/2504.htm NavSource]</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Robert Grimes Coman|nick=Robert G. Coman|appt=8 June, 1936|end=31 May, 1938<ref>[http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/25/2504.htm NavSource]</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Cassin Young|nick=Cassin Young|appt=November, 1941|end=6 November, 1942<ref>USS Vestal War Diary 6 November, 1942</ref>}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 14:12, 19 April 2022
| U.S.S. Vestal (1908) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | AR-4[1] |
| Builder: | New York NYd[2] |
| Ordered: | 1904[3] |
| Laid down: | 25 Mar, 1907[4] |
| Launched: | 9 May, 1908[5] |
| Commissioned: | 4 Oct, 1909[6] |
| Decommissioned: | 14 Aug, 1946 |
| Stricken: | 25 Sep, 1946 |
| Sold: | 28 Jul, 1950 |
| Fate: | Broken up |
U.S.S. Vestal was one of two Vestal Class repair ships completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Vestal was berthed outboard of the battleship Arizona on December 7, 1941, and survived the fatal magazine explosion which destroyed the battleship. Her commanding officer, Commander Cassin Young, was thrown overboard by the force of the explosion, but was able to swim back to the Vestal and resume command, ordering her clear of the inferno on her port side.[7] Commander Young earned the Medal of Honor for his courage and dedication to duty that day.
Captains
- Commander Urban T. Holmes, 17 December, 1914[8] – July, 1915[9][Inference]
- Commander Ernest L. Bennett, 1915[10][Inference]
- Commander John V. Klemann, 16 December, 1916[11]
- Commander Raymond S. Keyes, before 1 January, 1919[12] – 1919[13][14]
- Captain John J. Hyland, 1 June, 1921[15] – June, 1923[16]
- Captain William K. Riddle, 1919[17] – after 1 January, 1925[18]
- Captain Kenneth G. Castleman, 1926[19] – June, 1927[20]
- Captain Wilbur R. Van Auken, 22 June, 1929[21] – 26 June, 1931[22]
- Commander Harold C. Train, 12 June, 1925 – 8 June, 1936[23]
- Captain Robert G. Coman, 8 June, 1936 – 31 May, 1938[24]
- Commander Cassin Young, November, 1941 – 6 November, 1942[25]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
- ↑ USS Vestal Report of Pearl Harbor Attack 11 December, 1941
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 22-23.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 22-23.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1924. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1927. p. 14.
- ↑ News-Pilot (San Pedro, CA) 28 June, 1927 p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1930. pp. 16, 17.
- ↑ NavSource
- ↑ NavSource
- ↑ NavSource
- ↑ USS Vestal War Diary 6 November, 1942
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2008). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. New York: Routledge.
- Naval Heritage and History Command: USS Vestal during the during the Pearl Harbor Attack
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