VESUVIUS AE 15
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1381) Launched May 26 1944 as GAME COCK Acquired by U.S. Navy July 4 1944 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1953-71)
Postmarks
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2nd Commissioning November 15 1951 to August 14 1973
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1953-07-12 |
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1967-03-21 |
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1971-05-20 |
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1955-05-21 |
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Other Information
VESUVIUS earned two battle stars for Korean War service and thirteen campaign stars for Vietnam War service, and the following awards during her Naval career: Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Korea Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (6) - Vietnam Service Medal (13) - United Nations Korea Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
NAMESAKE - An Italian volcano located on the eastern side of the Bay of Naples. Its most famous eruption, on 24 August 79 A.D., completely destroyed the city of Pompeii and the town of Herculaneum.
Five ships of the US Navy have borne this name;
USS Vesuvius (c1800's Bomb Ketch),
USS Vesuvius (1846 Bomb Brig),
USS Vesuvius (1869 Monitor, ex-Tippecanoe, later USS Wyandotte),
USS Vesuvius (1898 Cruiser) and USS Vesuvius AE-15.
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