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|row1=Roger Welles{{!!}}May 2, 1916-June 6, 1917{{!!}}Captain}} |
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Roger Welles was the first commander of ''Oklahoma'' after her |
Roger Welles was the first commander of ''Oklahoma'' after her commissioning in 1916.<ref name="list">{{cite book|last=Phister|first=Jeff|title=Battleship Oklahoma BB-37|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|date=2008|pages=175|isbn=978-0-8061-3936-4}}</ref> A former commander of the Naval Training Center in [[Newport]], his command of the ship was a short period of time mainly involving the command of the ship as a training ship. This was because the oil-fired boilers that she used were not able to be fueled in [[England]], as German [[U-boat]]s had drained their supply.<ref name="hist3">{{cite book|last=Phister|first=Jeff|title=Battleship Oklahoma BB-37|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|date=2008|pages=23|isbn=978-0-8061-3936-4}}</ref> After he gave command over to Rear Admiral Spencer K. Wood, he was appointed the head of the Office of Naval Intelligence. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/21/books/chapters/21-1st-persi.html?pagewanted=3</ref> |
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==Spencer K. Wood== |
==Spencer K. Wood== |
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|row1=Spencer K. Wood{{!!}}June 6, 1917-February 1, 1918{{!!}}Rear Admiral}} |
|row1=Spencer K. Wood{{!!}}June 6, 1917-February 1, 1918{{!!}}Rear Admiral}} |
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Rear Admiral Spencer K. Wood held the position of commander of the '' |
Rear Admiral Spencer K. Wood held the position of commander of the ''Oklahoma'' in about the same situation as his predecessor. His time on ship was spent managing training and undergoing a refit of the ship, in which it gained more anti-aircraft defenses and the repositioning of her {{convert|5|in|mm}} guns.<ref name="hist3"/><ref name="list"/> Before his time as the commanding officer, he had been on the General Navy Board and Flag Secretary to J.S. Walker. After his time on ''Oklahoma'', he was the commander of the 1st Division of the Pacific Fleet.<ref>http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/sswood.htm</ref> |
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==Edward T. Costein== |
==Edward T. Costein== |
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|row1=Edward T. Costein{{!!}}February 1, 1918-February 18, 1918{{!!}}Commander}} |
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Edward T. Costein held command of the ''Oklahoma'' for eighteen days, all of which were spent as a training ship.<ref name="list"/> His commands before and after his time on ''Oklahoma'' are not known. |
Edward T. Costein held command of the ''Oklahoma'' for eighteen days, all of which were spent as a training ship.<ref name="list"/> His commands before and after his time on ''Oklahoma'' are not known. |
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==Mac Gillvery Milne== |
==Mac Gillvery Milne== |
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|row1=Mac Gillvery Milne{{!!}}February 18, 1918-March 1, 1918{{!!}}Commander}} |
|row1=Mac Gillvery Milne{{!!}}February 18, 1918-March 1, 1918{{!!}}Commander}} |
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Commander Mac Gillvery Milne also served on the '' |
Commander Mac Gillvery Milne also served on the ''Oklahoma'' for eighteen days, during which he served as the commander of the ship in preparation for her to be sent overseas, although the ship was still a training ship.<ref name="hist3"/> his commands before and after the ''Oklahoma'' are not known, as with his predecessor. |
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==Mark L. Bristol== |
==Mark L. Bristol== |
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|row1=Mark L. Bristol{{!!}}March 2, 1918-October 14, 1918{{!!}}Captain}} |
|row1=Mark L. Bristol{{!!}}March 2, 1918-October 14, 1918{{!!}}Captain}} |
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Mark L. Bristol held command of the ''Oklahoma'' during and after her transit to [[Berehaven Harbor]] in [[Ireland]]. The remainder of the time was spent in port at Berehaven Harbor, as the German High Seas Fleet was also held inside port.<ref name=hist24>{{cite book|last=Phister|first=Jeff|title=Battleship Oklahoma BB-37|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|date=2008|pages=24|isbn=978-0-8061-3936-4}}</ref> Before his time on ''Oklahoma'', |
Mark L. Bristol held command of the ''Oklahoma'' during and after her transit to [[Berehaven Harbor]] in [[Ireland]]. The remainder of the time was spent in port at Berehaven Harbor, as the German High Seas Fleet was also held inside port.<ref name=hist24>{{cite book|last=Phister|first=Jeff|title=Battleship Oklahoma BB-37|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|date=2008|pages=24|isbn=978-0-8061-3936-4}}</ref> Before his time on ''Oklahoma'', Bristol served as Director of Naval Aeronautics.<ref>http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/avchr1.htm</ref> |
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==Charles B. McVay Jr.== |
==Charles B. McVay Jr.== |
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|row1=Charles B. McVay Jr.{{!!}}October 14, 1918-July 9, 1919{{!!}}Captain}} |
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Charles B. McVay Jr. was commander of the Oklahoma for 9 months. on his first day of command, the ''Oklahoma'' set out to protect Allied troop convoys going to Britain, a task that took two days.<ref name=hist25>{{cite book|last=Phister|first=Jeff|title=Battleship Oklahoma BB-37|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|date=2008|pages=25|isbn=978-0-8061-3936-4}}</ref> After the Armistice, the ''Oklahoma'' sailed back to the United States with the remainder of BatDiv 5 and BatDiv 6.<ref name=hist25/> |
Charles B. McVay Jr. was commander of the Oklahoma for 9 months. on his first day of command, the ''Oklahoma'' set out to protect Allied troop convoys going to Britain, a task that took two days.<ref name=hist25>{{cite book|last=Phister|first=Jeff|title=Battleship Oklahoma BB-37|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|date=2008|pages=25|isbn=978-0-8061-3936-4}}</ref> After the Armistice, the ''Oklahoma'' sailed back to the United States with the remainder of BatDiv 5 and BatDiv 6.<ref name=hist25/> |
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==Noble E. Irwin== |
==Noble E. Irwin== |
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|row1=Noble E. Irwin{{!!}}July 9, 1919-July 5, 1921{{!!}}Captain}} |
|row1=Noble E. Irwin{{!!}}July 9, 1919-July 5, 1921{{!!}}Captain}} |
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Captain Irwin served on the |
Captain Irwin served on the Oklahoma for two years, all of which were spent in peacetime. During this period, the Oklahoma was modernized and prepared for the Great Cruise of 1925, similar to the the [[Great White Fleet]] in 1909.<ref name=hist26>Phister, pg 26</ref> Before his command on ''Oklahoma'' he was on the Martial Board of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.<ref>http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/avchr2.htm</ref> |
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==Edwin T. Pollack== |
==Edwin T. Pollack== |
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{{main|Edwin Taylor Pollock}} |
{{main|Edwin Taylor Pollock}} |
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Edwin |
Edwin Pollock served in several positions before the Oklahoma, rising steadily from an Ensign during the [[Spanish-American War]] to the Superintendent of the [[U.S. Naval Academy]] and eogth Naval Governor of [[American Samoa]].<ref name="American-Samoa">{{cite news |title=Denby Appoints Governors|work=New York Times|page=24 |date=1921-12-01}}</ref> His time on the Oklahoma, however, was not an adventurous one, spent mainly in port.<ref name=hist26/> |
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==Stephen V. Graham== |
==Stephen V. Graham== |
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|row1=Stephen V. Graham{{!!}}January 13, 1922-July 4, 1923{{!!}}Captain}} |
|row1=Stephen V. Graham{{!!}}January 13, 1922-July 4, 1923{{!!}}Captain}} |
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Stephen V. Graham's time on '' |
Stephen V. Graham's time on ''Oklahoma'' was in preparation for the Great Cruise, which would being two years later.<ref name="hist 30">Phister, pg 30</ref> his exploits before and after ''Oklahoma'' are not known. |
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==W. Pitt Scott== |
==W. Pitt Scott== |
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|row1=W. Pitt Scott{{!!}}July 4, 1923-June 15, 1925{{!!}}Captain}} |
|row1=W. Pitt Scott{{!!}}July 4, 1923-June 15, 1925{{!!}}Captain}} |
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Although his commands beofre and after ''Oklahoma'' are not known, it is |
Although his commands beofre and after ''Oklahoma'' are not known, it is certain that Scott commanded the ''Oklahoma'' for about two years. The last two months of those were part of the Great Cruise. He relinquished command when the ship was anchored in [[Hawaii]].<ref name=hist29>Phister, pg 29</ref> |
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==Willis McDowell== |
==Willis McDowell== |
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|row1=Willis McDowell{{!!}}June 15, 1925-May 5, 1927{{!!}}Captain}} |
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Willis McDowell held command of the ''Oklahoma'' for the remainder of the Great Cruise, where the ship stopped in several Pacific ports. As the ship exited the Panama Canal in 1927 after the Great Cruise, he gave command to T.A. Kearny.<ref name=hist31>Phister, pg 31</ref> |
Willis McDowell held command of the ''Oklahoma'' for the remainder of the Great Cruise, where the ship stopped in several Pacific ports. As the ship exited the Panama Canal in 1927 after the Great Cruise, he gave command to T.A. Kearny.<ref name=hist31>Phister, pg 31</ref> |
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==T.A. Kearny== |
==T.A. Kearny== |
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T.A. Kearny was commander of the ''Oklahoma'' during her two year refitting in [[Maryland]], which she began in September of 1927.<ref name=hist31/> His exploits before and after are not known. |
T.A. Kearny was commander of the ''Oklahoma'' during her two year refitting in [[Maryland]], which she began in September of 1927.<ref name=hist31/> His exploits before and after are not known. |
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==J.F. Hellweg== |
==J.F. Hellweg== |
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|row1=J.F. Hellweg{{!!}}December 10, 1928-May 13, 1930{{!!}}Captain}} |
|row1=J.F. Hellweg{{!!}}December 10, 1928-May 13, 1930{{!!}}Captain}} |
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J.F. Hellweg took command during peacetime, and as with his predecessors and |
J.F. Hellweg took command during peacetime, and as with his predecessors and succeeding commanders, participated in naval exercises.<ref name=list/> Before the ''Oklahoma'', Hellweg commanded the [[SMS Ostfriesland]] until her tests in 1921. |
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==John D. Wainwright== |
==John D. Wainwright== |
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|row1=John D. Wainwright{{!!}}May 13, 1930-June 25, 1932{{!!}}Captain}} |
|row1=John D. Wainwright{{!!}}May 13, 1930-June 25, 1932{{!!}}Captain}} |
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John D. Wainwright commanded the ''Oklahoma'' for two years, all of which, since in peacetime, were uneventful.<ref name="list"/> His commands |
John D. Wainwright commanded the ''Oklahoma'' for two years, all of which, since in peacetime, were uneventful.<ref name="list"/> His commands before and after the two year period are not known. |
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==H.D. Cooke== |
==H.D. Cooke== |
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|row1=H.D. Cooke{{!!}}June 25, 1932-May 1, 1934{{!!}}Captain}} |
|row1=H.D. Cooke{{!!}}June 25, 1932-May 1, 1934{{!!}}Captain}} |
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H.D. Cooke commanded the ''Oklahoma'' for two years, which were all spent in peacetime and were uneventful.<ref name="list"/> He commanded the Melville and was Chief of Staff of the Naval Commandant of the U.S. Naval Academy for three years after his command. He retired a Rear Admiral. |
H.D. Cooke commanded the ''Oklahoma'' for two years, which were all spent in peacetime and were uneventful.<ref name="list"/> He commanded the Melville and was Chief of Staff of the Naval Commandant of the U.S. Naval Academy for three years after his command. He retired a Rear Admiral.<ref>http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/hdcooke.htm</ref> |
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==W. R. Van Auken== |
==W. R. Van Auken== |
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W.R. Van Auken commanded the ''Oklahoma'' during peacetime, thus his command was uneventful.<ref name="list"/> His exploits before and after his command of the ''Oklahoma'' is not known. |
W.R. Van Auken commanded the ''Oklahoma'' during peacetime, thus his command was uneventful.<ref name="list"/> His exploits before and after his command of the ''Oklahoma'' is not known. |
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==William Alden Hall== |
==William Alden Hall== |
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William Alden Hall commanded the ship for two years, including part of the start of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. His exploits before and after his commands are not known.<ref name=list/> |
William Alden Hall commanded the ship for two years, including part of the start of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. His exploits before and after his commands are not known.<ref name=list/> |
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==Charles C. Hartigan== |
==Charles C. Hartigan== |
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{{main|Charles Conway Hartigan}} |
{{main|Charles Conway Hartigan}} |
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Taking command in the middle of the 1937 Midshipmen cruise, of which ''Oklahoma'' was participating in, Charles C. Hartigan helped command refugee evacuations from Spain during the Spanish Civil War. <ref name=list/> He had received the [[Medal of Honor]]. |
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==T.S. McCloy== |
==T.S. McCloy== |
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|row1=T.S. McCloy{{!!}}December 21, 1938-January 30, 1939{{!!}}Captain}} |
|row1=T.S. McCloy{{!!}}December 21, 1938-January 30, 1939{{!!}}Captain}} |
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T.S. McCloy held command of the ship for only a month, and for all of this time, he commanded the ship in naval |
T.S. McCloy held command of the ship for only a month, and for all of this time, he commanded the ship in naval exercises, just missing the end of the Spanish Civil War. <ref name=list/> His commands before and after his ''Oklahoma'' command is not known. |
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==Emmanuel L. Lofiquist== |
==Emmanuel L. Lofiquist== |
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|row1=Emmanuel L. Lofiquist{{!!}}January 30, 1939-June 24, 1940{{!!}}Captain}} |
|row1=Emmanuel L. Lofiquist{{!!}}January 30, 1939-June 24, 1940{{!!}}Captain}} |
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Emmanuel L. Lofiquist held command of the ''Oklahoma'' for about a year and a half. During this time, she participated in naval |
Emmanuel L. Lofiquist held command of the ''Oklahoma'' for about a year and a half. During this time, she participated in naval exercises in the Pacific. His exploits before and after his command on the ''Oklahoma'' are not known.<ref name=list/> |
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==Edward J. Foy== |
==Edward J. Foy== |
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|row1=Howard D. Bode{{!!}}November 1, 1941-7:30 AM, December 7, 1941{{!!}}Captain}} |
|row1=Howard D. Bode{{!!}}November 1, 1941-7:30 AM, December 7, 1941{{!!}}Captain}} |
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Captain Bode was given command after Foy was relieved due to a crash with a barge.<ref name=hist48>Phister, pg 48</ref>. His time was spent in naval |
Captain Bode was given command after Foy was relieved due to a crash with a barge.<ref name=hist48>Phister, pg 48</ref>. His time was spent in naval exercises in the Pacific Ocean, and he finished his command at 7:30 AM, December 7, 1941, when he left the ship to board the ''Maryland''. He was on her when ''Oklahoma'' capsized. |
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==Jesse L. Kenworthy Jr.== |
==Jesse L. Kenworthy Jr.== |
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The USS Oklahoma was a battleship that served in the United States Navy from May 2, 1916 to September 1, 1944, although the ship was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Here is the list of the 23 commanding officers of the ship.
Roger Welles
class="wikitable " Roger Welles was the first commander of Oklahoma after her commissioning in 1916.[1] A former commander of the Naval Training Center in Newport, his command of the ship was a short period of time mainly involving the command of the ship as a training ship. This was because the oil-fired boilers that she used were not able to be fueled in England, as German U-boats had drained their supply.[2] After he gave command over to Rear Admiral Spencer K. Wood, he was appointed the head of the Office of Naval Intelligence. [3]
Spencer K. Wood
class="wikitable " Rear Admiral Spencer K. Wood held the position of commander of the Oklahoma in about the same situation as his predecessor. His time on ship was spent managing training and undergoing a refit of the ship, in which it gained more anti-aircraft defenses and the repositioning of her 5 inches (130 mm) guns.[2][1] Before his time as the commanding officer, he had been on the General Navy Board and Flag Secretary to J.S. Walker. After his time on Oklahoma, he was the commander of the 1st Division of the Pacific Fleet.[4]
Edward T. Costein
class="wikitable " Edward T. Costein held command of the Oklahoma for eighteen days, all of which were spent as a training ship.[1] His commands before and after his time on Oklahoma are not known.
Mac Gillvery Milne
class="wikitable " Commander Mac Gillvery Milne also served on the Oklahoma for eighteen days, during which he served as the commander of the ship in preparation for her to be sent overseas, although the ship was still a training ship.[2] his commands before and after the Oklahoma are not known, as with his predecessor.
Mark L. Bristol
class="wikitable " Mark L. Bristol held command of the Oklahoma during and after her transit to Berehaven Harbor in Ireland. The remainder of the time was spent in port at Berehaven Harbor, as the German High Seas Fleet was also held inside port.[5] Before his time on Oklahoma, Bristol served as Director of Naval Aeronautics.[6]
Charles B. McVay Jr.
class="wikitable " Charles B. McVay Jr. was commander of the Oklahoma for 9 months. on his first day of command, the Oklahoma set out to protect Allied troop convoys going to Britain, a task that took two days.[7] After the Armistice, the Oklahoma sailed back to the United States with the remainder of BatDiv 5 and BatDiv 6.[7]
Noble E. Irwin
class="wikitable " Captain Irwin served on the Oklahoma for two years, all of which were spent in peacetime. During this period, the Oklahoma was modernized and prepared for the Great Cruise of 1925, similar to the the Great White Fleet in 1909.[8] Before his command on Oklahoma he was on the Martial Board of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.[9]
Edwin T. Pollack
class="wikitable "
Edwin Pollock served in several positions before the Oklahoma, rising steadily from an Ensign during the Spanish-American War to the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy and eogth Naval Governor of American Samoa.[10] His time on the Oklahoma, however, was not an adventurous one, spent mainly in port.[8]
Stephen V. Graham
class="wikitable " Stephen V. Graham's time on Oklahoma was in preparation for the Great Cruise, which would being two years later.[11] his exploits before and after Oklahoma are not known.
W. Pitt Scott
class="wikitable " Although his commands beofre and after Oklahoma are not known, it is certain that Scott commanded the Oklahoma for about two years. The last two months of those were part of the Great Cruise. He relinquished command when the ship was anchored in Hawaii.[12]
Willis McDowell
class="wikitable " Willis McDowell held command of the Oklahoma for the remainder of the Great Cruise, where the ship stopped in several Pacific ports. As the ship exited the Panama Canal in 1927 after the Great Cruise, he gave command to T.A. Kearny.[13]
T.A. Kearny
class="wikitable " T.A. Kearny was commander of the Oklahoma during her two year refitting in Maryland, which she began in September of 1927.[13] His exploits before and after are not known.
J.F. Hellweg
class="wikitable " J.F. Hellweg took command during peacetime, and as with his predecessors and succeeding commanders, participated in naval exercises.[1] Before the Oklahoma, Hellweg commanded the SMS Ostfriesland until her tests in 1921.
John D. Wainwright
class="wikitable " John D. Wainwright commanded the Oklahoma for two years, all of which, since in peacetime, were uneventful.[1] His commands before and after the two year period are not known.
H.D. Cooke
class="wikitable " H.D. Cooke commanded the Oklahoma for two years, which were all spent in peacetime and were uneventful.[1] He commanded the Melville and was Chief of Staff of the Naval Commandant of the U.S. Naval Academy for three years after his command. He retired a Rear Admiral.[14]
W. R. Van Auken
class="wikitable " W.R. Van Auken commanded the Oklahoma during peacetime, thus his command was uneventful.[1] His exploits before and after his command of the Oklahoma is not known.
William Alden Hall
class="wikitable " William Alden Hall commanded the ship for two years, including part of the start of the Spanish Civil War. His exploits before and after his commands are not known.[1]
Charles C. Hartigan
class="wikitable "
Taking command in the middle of the 1937 Midshipmen cruise, of which Oklahoma was participating in, Charles C. Hartigan helped command refugee evacuations from Spain during the Spanish Civil War. [1] He had received the Medal of Honor.
T.S. McCloy
class="wikitable " T.S. McCloy held command of the ship for only a month, and for all of this time, he commanded the ship in naval exercises, just missing the end of the Spanish Civil War. [1] His commands before and after his Oklahoma command is not known.
Emmanuel L. Lofiquist
class="wikitable " Emmanuel L. Lofiquist held command of the Oklahoma for about a year and a half. During this time, she participated in naval exercises in the Pacific. His exploits before and after his command on the Oklahoma are not known.[1]
Edward J. Foy
class="wikitable " Edward J. Foy commanded the Oklahoma for more than a year, mainly involving training exercises. Before Oklahoma, he commanded evacuations from Spain during the Spanish Civil War.[15] He was relieved of command after a collision with a barge.
Howard D. Bode
class="wikitable " Captain Bode was given command after Foy was relieved due to a crash with a barge.[16]. His time was spent in naval exercises in the Pacific Ocean, and he finished his command at 7:30 AM, December 7, 1941, when he left the ship to board the Maryland. He was on her when Oklahoma capsized.
Jesse L. Kenworthy Jr.
class="wikitable " Jesse L. Kenworthy Jr. served for only thirty-four minutes as the acting commander, after Captain Bode left the ship for the Maryland.[1] Eight minutes after the attack started at 7:55 AM Kenworthy gave the command to abandon ship, doing so himself a minute later. Kenworthy was a survivor of the crash of the USS Macon, being its executive officer.[17]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Phister, Jeff (2008). Battleship Oklahoma BB-37. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-8061-3936-4.
- ^ a b c Phister, Jeff (2008). Battleship Oklahoma BB-37. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-8061-3936-4.
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/21/books/chapters/21-1st-persi.html?pagewanted=3
- ^ http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/sswood.htm
- ^ Phister, Jeff (2008). Battleship Oklahoma BB-37. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-8061-3936-4.
- ^ http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/avchr1.htm
- ^ a b Phister, Jeff (2008). Battleship Oklahoma BB-37. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-8061-3936-4.
- ^ a b Phister, pg 26
- ^ http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/avchr2.htm
- ^ "Denby Appoints Governors". New York Times. 1921-12-01. p. 24.
- ^ Phister, pg 30
- ^ Phister, pg 29
- ^ a b Phister, pg 31
- ^ http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/hdcooke.htm
- ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0E11F6355D1B7B93C2AA178AD95F428385F9
- ^ Phister, pg 48
- ^ Phister, pg 35