COMMANDING OFFICERS
USS PROVIDENCE  CL-82/CLG-6






15 May 1945
 U.S.S.. Providence Commissioned Today  Powerful New Cruiser Added to U.S. Fleet 4 1/2 Months After Launching. The commandant, First Naval District, Rear Admiral Felix Gygax, read the order of the Navy Department in placing the ship in commission.  A small number of guests, restricted due to wartime conditions, witnessed the ceremonies and heard a group of notables speak briefly, among them being Mayor Dennis J. Roberts of the city of Providence, Governor J. Howard McGrath of Rhode Island, and Rear Admiral Felix Gygax.  Mrs. Mary A. Roberts, mother of the Mayor of Providence, and the ship's sponsor at its launching last December, was introduced to the assembly by the Commanding Officer, Captain William B. Jackson, Jr., U.S.N., who then spoke to the officers and crew of the ship.


First skipper of the USS Providence CL-82
CAPTAIN W.B. JACKSON, USN 
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CL-82)
15 MAY 1945 - 23 FEBRUARY 1946
 


CAPTAIN T.J. RYAN, Jr., USN
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CL-82)
23 FEBRUARY 1946 - 3 OCTOBER 1946


CAPTAIN A.J. ROBERTSON, USN
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CL-82)
3 OCTOBER 1946 - 8 AUGUST 1947


CAPTAIN W.F. RIGGS, Jr., USN
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CL-82)
8 AUGUST 1947 - 30 JUNE 1948


CAPTAIN H.D. KIRCH, USN
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CL-82)
30 JUNE 1948 - 14 JUNE 1949


First skipper of the USS Providence CLG-6

CAPTAIN KENNETH L. VETH, USN 
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CLG-6)
17 SEPTEMBER 1959 - 2 SEPTEMBER 1960
 

Change of Command Ceremony
(photo by Wayne Wilkerson)



CAPTAIN R. KEFAUVER, USN
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CLG-6)
2 SEPTEMBER 1960 - 26 AUGUST 1961



CAPTAIN B.D. VOEGELIN, USNR
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CLG-6)
26 AUGUST 1961 - 12 OCTOBER 1962



CAPTAIN B.H. SHUPPER, USN
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CLG-6)
12 OCTOBER 1962 - 16 OCTOBER 1963


CAPTAIN M.C. WALLEY, USN
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CLG-6)
16 OCTOBER 1963 - 31 OCTOBER 1964




CAPTAIN GENE LA ROQUE,  USN
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CLG-6)
31 OCTOBER 1964 - 15 OCTOBER 1965



CAPTAIN CHARLES H. TISDALE, JR., USN
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CLG-6)
15, OCTOBER, 1965 - 13 FEBRUARY, 1967



CAPTAIN NORBERT E. AUBREY, JR., USN
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CLG-6)
13 FEBRUARY, 1967 - 3 AUGUST, 1968



CAPTAIN ERNEST E. HOLLYFIELD, JR., USN
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CLG-6)
3 AUGUST, 1968 - 28 OCTOBER 1969



CAPTAIN R.D. McWETHY, USN
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CLG-6)
28 OCTOBER 1969 - 3 FEBRUARY 1971


CAPTAIN H.S. MORGAN, USN
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CLG-6)
3 FEBRUARY 1971 - 22 JUNE 1971



CAPTAIN KENNETH G. HAYNES, USN
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CLG-6)
22 JUNE 1971 - 17 JUNE 1972



CAPTAIN PAUL C. GIBBONS, USN
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CLG-6)
17 JUNE 1972 - 15 JUNE 1973



CAPTAIN H.F. NELSON, USN
COMMANDING OFFICER
USS PROVIDENCE  (CLG-6)
15 JUNE 1973 - 31 AUGUST 1973


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