USS Cascade (AD-16)
USS Cascade (AD-16), the only ship of its class, was a destroyer tender in the United States Navy.
Originally designed as a passenger-freighter, the Cascade was launched on 6 June 1942 by Western Pipe and Steel Company in San Francisco, California. The ship was sponsored by Mrs. Charles W. Crosse, wife of Rear Admiral Charles W. Crosse, USN. It was turned over to the Matson Navigation Company of San Francisco, California, for outfitting in October 1942. The Cascade was commissioned on 12 March 1943, Captain S. B. Ogden in command.
Read more about USS Cascade (AD-16): Commanding Officers, Service Squadron 4 and Service Squadron 10, Christmas 1945 USS Cascade At Wakeyama, Japan, Court of Inquiry, A Personal Message From The Commodore To All Hands in Service Squadron 10
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