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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive


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USS Vega (AF-59)


Commanding Officers
01CAPT. Thompson, Floyd Thomas10 November 1955 - 18 July 1956
02CAPT. Steffanides Jr., Edward Frank 18 July 1956 - 13 September 1957
03CAPT. Carpenter, Stephen W.13 September 1957 - 11April 1958
04CAPT. Rydeen, Francis Clyde11 April 1958 - 2 May 1959
05CAPT. Chandler, Carles Richardson2 May 1959 - 15 April 1960
06CAPT. Schmidt, Henry Edward15 April 1960 - 18 May 1961
07CAPT. Spear, Louis Piollet18 May 1961 - 9 October 1962
08CAPT. Muhlenfeld, Edward D.09 October 1962 - 15 October 1963
09CAPT. Provost, William Brockholst15 October 1963 - 22 August1964
10CAPT. Hill, Raymond Edgar22 August 1964 - 08 September 1965
11CAPT. Melusky, Thomas Andrew08 September 1965 - 5 August 1966
12CAPT. Alderton, Dickson Wellington5 August 1966 - 14 October 1967
13CAPT. Burkart, John Carr14 October 1967 - 18 March 1969
14CAPT. Donovan, James Anthony18 March 1969 - 7 July 1970
15CAPT. Wells Jr., John Thomas07 July 1970 - 10 February 1972
16CDR. Jefferis, Lawrence Richard (Jim)10 February 1972 - 4 January 1974
17CDR. Brown Jr., Ralph E.4 January 1974 - 9 January 1976
18CAPT. McGee, Virgil Varnell9 January 1976 - 22 June 1976
19CAPT. Rockwood, Jerred Rushton22 June 1976 - 22 September 1976
20CAPT. Barnes III, Fletcher James22 September 1976 - 29 April 1977
Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves. Photos courtesy Bill Gonyo

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