| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine tender |
| Class | Fulton |
| Pennant | AS 19 |
| Built by | Moore Dry Dock Co. (Oakland, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 30 Dec 1940 |
| Laid down | 15 Sep 1941 |
| Launched | 12 Nov 1942 |
| Commissioned | 31 Jan 1944 |
| End service | Sep 1992 |
| History | Decommissioned in 1959 for conversion to a Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Tender |
Commands listed for USS Proteus (AS 19)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Capt. Robert Wallace Berry, USN | 31 Jan 1944 | 12 Sep 1944 (1) |
| 2 | T/Capt. Charles Newton Day, USN | 12 Sep 1944 | 4 Sep 1945 |
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Notable events involving Proteus include:
3 May 1945
USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz, USN) ended her 6th war patrol at Guam. She was escorted in by USS SC-1069 (Lt.(jg). C.M. Janicki, USNR). At Guam she was refitted by USS Proteus.