Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler:
- Hull number AO-25
- Laid down, 18 September 1939, as SS Esso Albany (I), a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 10), at Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point, MD.
- Launched, 27 April 1940
- Acquired by the Navy, 25 September 1940
- Commissioned USS Sabine (AO-25), 5 December 1940, CDR. Edmund W. Strother in command.
Commanding Officers:
01 CDR. Strother Jr., Edmund Weyman - December 1940 - 21 October 1940
02 LCDR. Harrison, Drayton 21 October 1940 - 5 November 1940
03 CDR. Maples, Houston Ledbetter 5 November 1940 - 14 December 1942
04 CDR. Riggs Jr., Whitaker Forcha 14 December 1942 - 18 April 1943
05 CAPT. Junker, Alexander Foster 18 April 1943 - 6 March 1944
06 CDR. Von Weien, Hans Claus 6 March 1944 - 11 March 1946
07 CAPT. Mitchell, Ray Andes 11 March 1946 - 24 September 1946
08 CAPT. Simpson, Samuel Douglas 24 September 1946 - 10 October 1947
09 CAPT. Wolverton, Thomas Michael :RADM 10 October 1947 - 11 September 1948
10 CAPT. Studebaker, David John 11 September 1948 - 23 August 1949
11 CAPT. Tackney, Stephen Noel 23 August 1949 - 1 August 1950
12 CAPT. Hannon, Edward Robert 1 August 1950 - 14 August 1951
13 CAPT. Bellis, Louis Joseph 14 August 1951 - 10 July 1952
14 CAPT. Curtis, Robert William 10 July 1952 - 17 August 1953
15 CAPT. Weeks, Robert Harper :RADM 17 August 1953 - 24 July 1954
16 LCDR. Westcott, Thomas L. 24 July 1954 - 14 February 1955
Decommissioned 14 February 1955 to 15 November 1956
In Service 15 November 1956 - 10 December 1956
17 CAPT. Hoppe, William Everett 10 December 1956 - 13 November 1957
Decommissioned 13 November 1957 - 14 December 1961
18 CAPT. Deacon, Edward Thorp 14 December 1961 - 4 October 1962
19 CAPT. LaForest, Thomas John 4 October3 1962 - 4 August 1963
20 CAPT. Werner, Ralph L. (Bull) 4 August 1963 - 17 July 1964
21 CAPT. Lindstrom, Kenith Visen 17 July 1964 - 10 June 1965
22 CAPT. Baumeister Jr., Charles 10 June 1965 - 18 June 1966
23 CAPT. Stephens, Russel Thurmond 18 June 1966 - 2 October 1967
24 CAPT. Yeagle, Carl H. 2 October 1967 - 20 February 1969
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