Commander, Service Forces, Atlantic Fleet, also seen as COMSERVLANT, referred to both the U.S. Navy officer serving in that appointment which was extant from before World War II to the middle of the Cold War, and the command he headed, Service Forces, Atlantic Fleet (SERVLANT).
The Commander, Service Forces, Atlantic, was the commander of all U.S. Navy "service"-type ships, such as oilers, tankers, ammunition ships, reefer ships, cargo ships, supply ships, repair ships, and the like. These ships were mainly non-combatant and were intended only to support the warships as they required supplies.
ComServLant was a very large organization during World War II, and its sub-units were termed Service Squadrons (ServRons).
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This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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