The second USS Maumee (AO-2) was laid down as Fuel Ship No. 14 on 23 July 1914 by Navy Shipyard, Mare Island, Calif.; launched 17 April 1915; sponsored by Miss Janet Crose; and commissioned 20 October 1916. When the Navy's ship classifications were introduced 17 July 1920, Maumee was designated AO-2.
USS Maumee (AO-2)
Maumee in her original configuration with the bridge forward.
USS Maumee in 1942.
Omei (ex-Maumee II Fuel Ship No.14) Sasebo, Japan, 1 July 1951, seen from Sicily (CVE-118) 80 G 436782
Chester William Nimitz was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II.
Portrait of Nimitz, c.1945–47
Ensign Chester Nimitz
USS Decatur, 1902
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz pins the Navy Cross on Doris "Dorie" Miller in a ceremony onboard USS Enterprise, Pearl Harbor, May 27, 1942.