USS TULARE
COMMANDING OFFICERS

CO #1

CO #2

CO #3

Todd

Mackenzie

Crawford
Donald W. Todd, Capt. USN
12 January 1956 - August 1956
Jack MacKenzie, Capt. USN
August 1956 - September 1957
Earl R. Crawford, Capt. USN
September 1957 - 25 September 1958

CO #4

CO #5

CO #6

Rutter

O'Brien

Schwartz
James B. Rutter, Jr., Capt. USN
25 September 1958 - 9 October 1959
Lesile J. O'Brien, Jr., Capt. USN
9 October 1959 - 17 December1960
John R. Schwartz, Capt. USN
17 December 1960 - March 1962

CO #7

CO #8

CO #9
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Byrnside

Elder
Donald B. Ramage, Capt. USN
Jan 1962 - 11 July 1963
B.C. Byrnside, Capt. USN
11 July 1963 - 14 July 1964
W.E. Elder, Capt. USN
14 July 1964 - 30 October 1964

CO #10

CO #11

CO #12

Robinson

Streeper

Thompson

S.J. Robinson, Jr., Capt. USN
30 October 1964 - October 1965
Harold P. Streeper, Capt. USN
October 1965 - October 1966
Robert D. Thompson, Capt. USN
October 1966 - March 1968

CO #13

CO #14

CO #15

Russell

Law

W B Bagwell
Thomas B Russell, Jr., Capt. USN
March 1968 - June 1969
Jason P Law, Capt. USN
June 1969 - September 1970
Wallace B. Bagwell, Capt. USN
September 1970 - October 1971

CO #16

CO #17

CO #18

Glen Cheek

V R Bussard

McCullough
Glen R. Cheek, Capt. USN
Oct 1971 - May 1973
V. R. Bussard, Cdr. USN
May 1973 - May 1974
Robert F. McCullough, Cdr. USN
May 1974 -

CO #19

CO

CO

Jack Roundtree

 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
Jack Roundtree, Capt. USN
1977 - 1979
Unknown
Unknown

CREDITS

Photo 2 courtesy of Dick Wildgrube
Photo 1 courtesy of Bruce Pietsch
Photo 4 courtesy of Bill Birnstihl
Photos 5 & 6 from cruise books 1959 - 1961 courtesy of Silvio Schiazza
Photo 12 courtesy of Amy L Thompson
Photos 13 & 14 from cruise books courtesy of Bill Marshall
Photo 15 from cruise book courtesy of Steve Brown
Photo 16 courtesy of Glen Cheek
Photo 18 from cruise book 1974 courtesy of Darrell Haun
Photos 3, 17 & 20 courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler
Other photos from cruise books 1964 & 1966 from collection of Ed Mersich
Date corrections provided by Steve Brown

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10 Dec 2006