U.S.S. WITEK

KEEL LAID   -   -   -   -   -   July 16, 1945

LAUNCHED -   -   -   -  February 2, 1946

COMMISSIONED -   -  -  - April 25, 1946

Mrs. NORA WITEK

Sponsor

REAR ADMIRAL MORTON LYNDHOLM DEYO, U. S. N.

Commandant First Naval District

REAR ADMIRAL WILDER D. BAKER, U. S. N.

Commandant U. S. Naval Base, Boston

COMMANDER NELS C. JOHNSON, U. S. N.

Commanding Officer

BUILT BY

BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION

BATH, MAINE

CAPTAIN RUSSELL S. HITCHCOCK, U. S. N.

Supervisor of Shipbuilding