USS Torsk Photo Album

December 16, 1944

Commissioning at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Chaplain LCDR Chester L Hults, USNR offers up prayers for ships officers and crew.

 

Rear Admiral Thomas Withers, USN addresses the officers and crew.

 

Commander Bafford E Lewellen reads orders of taking command to officers and crew.

 

Officers of USS Torsk at commissioning.

L-R:

LTJG K A Rawlings USNR

LT Roy F Werthmuller, USN

LTJG A E Reed, USNR

Commander Bafford E Lewellen, USN (CO)

LT Theodore S Roderick, JR USN

ENS L L Woodward, USN

ENS R S Smith, USNR

LTJG Henry W Marsh, JR USN

 

 

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