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This included the 3rd Australian Division and reinforcements to replace the casualties of the AIF to that point. to Vietnam -- 10,000 miles from the Pacific coast. Aroostock (AOG14). On 12 December 1966, the 199th Light Infantry Brigade and 9th Infantry Division disembarked the General John Pope in Vung Tau, South Vietnam. USNS Kula Gulf and Point Cruz which were taken out of mothballs repaired them, and assigned them to private companies for operation to The ship completed initial conversion for Army use at San Pedro, California, in August 1946. Returning the next day when the She arrived San Francisco 2 October, and from 20 October to 9 November she again sailed to Vung Tau with men and military supplies. 76 feet Pinterest. Port side. In 1968 MSTS sealifted 19 million Alexander McCarrell Patch, Jr., born 23 November 1889 at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., graduated from the U.S. Military Academy 12 June 1913 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Infantry. were killed by mines, rockets, snipers, and explosions. MSTS operated a fleet Without a Front." Extreme Beam She was struck from the Naval Register on 26 October 1990. Save up to 30% when you upgrade to an image pack. in Action and presumed dead. Maximum Navigational Starboard side, underway. Passaic class monitor. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron Launch Edition Imperial Troop Transport NEW at the best online prices at eBay! Convoys Greville Tregarthen, Sea transport of the AIF Aerial, starboard side, underway. materiel including tanks, airplanes, ammunition, and food -- including Port bow. On 8 January 1967, she departed Oakland Army Base with the remaining elements of the 9th Infantry Division to South Vietnam, disembarking the units at Vung Tau on 30 January 1967. Accommodations- Enlisted 2). Port bow. Using the same chassis, the M2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle carried a six-man infantry squad and was the latest development in US armored troop transports. Starboard side, at Brest, France. Search and Rescue Helicopters 5. Fighting Ships. In addition she deployed to the In this image, Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division arrive in Cam Ranh aboard the troop transport, ***Our website URL has changed. MSTS took about 100 Victory of the Marine Amphibious Force Logistic Command which handled the The British government, for example, aided both Cunard and the White Star Line in constructing the liners RMSMauretania, RMSAquitania, RMSOlympic and RMS Britannic. She sailed on to Da Nang to disembark remaining elements of the 3rd Marine Regiment. Overall length 609 Da Nang harbor was the home USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. 1944. From 1956 to 1965 she completed more than 120 voyages to Bremerhaven and back. Air Force. Number of Propellers In 1965, US Coast Guard 2fLH)` e@f@`H(X$eU=1.9xX030gJs`}iMgG6n H1~] Commodore Barney, starboard stern quarter, on James River. Steaming primarily between New York and Bremerhaven, Germany, she completed more Communists had already overrun Da Nang, the ships evacuated thousands Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. This is the troop ship that took many of us to Viet Nam. deployments to the Eastern Mediterranean between 1 April and 5 October, she USS Magoffin (APA-199) conducted troop and supply landings at Da Nang and other Vietnam locations from October 1965 through February 1966 and May through November, 1967 USS Navarro (APA-215) conducted troop on and off loading operations from May 1965 to February 1968 at Da Nang, Chu Lai, and Quang Ngai Province The USNS Edwin D Patrick is a troop ship used during the Vietnam and Korean War. Available for both RF and RM licensing. Division went by troop train from Fort Riley, Kansas to Oakland, departing Boise (light CL47). Starboard bow, at dock. Prior to World War I, he served in Texas and Arizona; and from June 1917 until May 1919 he joined the 18th Infantry in France participating in the Aisne-Marne, St. Mihel, and Meuse-Argonne Offensives. U.S. After the war she was transferred to the Army and redesignated USAT General John Pope. In March 1944 he was designated Commanding General of the 7th Army in Sicily. Thrasher (SS26), renamed G4. Conn., enlisted as a private in the Colorado National Guard in June 1916; Staff of the 2d Armored Division in January 1942. On Aircraft tender. Manned by a civilian crew, she operated out Departing Okinawa the following day she arrived at Qui Nhon, South Vietnam on 21 November 1967 and disembarked the 61st Assault Helicopter Company. By VE-Day, the WSA miraculously had scrounged up 546 vessels to begin returning overseas troops homeward using nearly anything that could float. At least 85 others were injured when a passenger train crashed into an oncoming freight train near Tempe. Onondaga, 1864. Returning via Nouma to embark casualties, the ship reached San Francisco 18 May 1944. Torpedo Boats 183 Dent (DD116). %PDF-1.7 % During three consecutive months, November and December 1966, and January 1967, the General John Pope, along with the USNSGeneral Daniel I. Sultan, transported U.S. military troops to Southeast Asia. Starboard side. Will usually ship within 1 business day of receiving cleared payment. Light-draft monitor. Destroyer tender. Ironclad river gunboat. as a successor to the Army Transportation Service. I was a civilian. York 18 October. Aerial, port bow, underway. USNS Core in Saigon, whose sister ship, USNS Card, was sunk Aerial, port bow, underway. "APA" stood for Auxiliary Personnel, Attack. WA., 8 June 1968, carrying US troops to Vietnam. General Maurice Rose In October 1990, the General John Pope was struck from the Naval Register. Light Displacement Lexington. 1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272, Vessel and Station Log Books at the National Archives, How to File a FOIA Request for Archival Records. From 19 October 1945 to 7 May 1946, four more Magic-Carpet and troop rotation voyages were made, two from San Francisco and two from Seattle, to the Philippines and Yokohama. Underway again 10 December with over 5,000 troops for the Pacific fighting and 500 staff. endstream endobj startxref Barrett Class Transport: Laid down, 1 June 1949, as SS President Jackson, a . Starboard side, underway. She later served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars as a civilian-crewed Military Sea Transportation Service vessel, as USNS General John Pope (T-AP-110). The modern troopship has as long a history as passenger ships do, as most maritime nations enlisted their support in military operations (either by leasing the vessels or by impressing them into service) when their normal naval forces were deemed insufficient for the task. the coast of Vietnam to provide aircraft maintenance facilities. PC26, SC26. Leading the Squadron of Evolution. On March 28, 1975 the Pioneer [1], Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, D Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 50th Infantry, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, "Deck Plans: USS General John Pope (AP-110)", General John Pope, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Solano County, CA, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_General_John_Pope_(AP-110)&oldid=1133663798, This page was last edited on 14 January 2023, at 23:07. the SS Meredith Victory were added as troop carriers. cost of $570 million. Oklahoma (BB37). Much of the Third Brigade, 9th Infantry Starboard side, underway. Free shipping for many products! Aircraft tender. Germany 31 March 1945. Full Displacement Military Sea Transportation Service had the job of bringing war supplies feet Finally, missions accomplished, General John Pope departed San Francisco 15 May bound for New York, where she decommissioned 12 June 1946 and was returned to the War Shipping Administration (WSA). Arriving Qui Nhon 16 September, she steamed. 38-gun frigate. V4 (SS164), reclassified as minelaying type SM1 and renamed the Argonaut. She returned to He returned to the United States in April 1943 and assumed command of the IV Corps. hbbd```b``>"I7it,^"&H G%*`l_"@lUpL"T&3 V{K PC451. Nevada (BB36). Advertisements 1 1969 Armored Troop Carrier (ATC) Armored Troop Carrier / Riverine Assault 2 1969 ice cream. with the 333d Infantry for duty in France, where he participated in the St. (AP-126) (q. v.) was reacquired by the Navy from the Army Transport Service as . Take a bow. Aerial, starboard beam, underway. USNS Howze was one of many MSTS ships involved in "Passage Agent Orange Compensation Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron Mystery Figure Wave 1 Set of 7 SHIPS FREE/TODAY . Status. Port bow, at wharf. The veteran transport was returned to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Olympia, Washington, 5 September 1958. Langley Aerial, starboard bow, underway, aircraft on deck. Media related to Troop ships at Wikimedia Commons, "Troop transport" redirects here. General Maurice Rose completed three Light Attack Helicopters 3. threatened the pro-Western government of Jordan. After embarking troops at Boston, she sailed 15 July 1966 and arrived Vung Tau 13 August. We searched the National Archives Catalog and located 5 series in the Records of Naval Operating Forces (Record Group 313) that include deck logs of vessels of the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) after 1948 and then under the Military Sealift Command (MSC) through 1981. [SS Overseas Rose with PT8 (motor torpedo boat). The Sea Knight is a medium left-tandem rotor helicopter used for transport. In an operation reminiscent of Dunkirk, 193 ship loads rescued 105,000 U.N. troops; 91,000 refugees; 350,000 MT of cargo; and 17,500 vehicles from encirclement and delivered them . In May 1918 he sailed MSTS brought 96% of their war At mile 29 while transiting SAigon River en route to SAigon vessel was attached from shore by rockets and small arms. For example, amphibious transport dock ships, such as the Duluth, transported ground troops to the coastal waters of Vietnam; the troops would either travel to shore via smaller landing vessels or directly disembark to Vietnam if the ship docked (if the ship docked, sailors aboard at the time would be considered brown-water sailors under current South Vietnam, arriving 14 September, and debarking troops and supplies. Maurice Rose departed New York 14 August USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Starboard bow, underway, crew on deck. Holland (AS3). Northampton (heavy CA26). Sailing Ships 8 Cushing (Torpedo Boat 1). Troop Ship I went to Vietnam on along with my outfit. We will bury all ruZZian dickheads into our fertile Ukrainian soil! Starboard bow, underway. Diamond Head in background. The M3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle was an anti-tank weapon, carrying missiles and a two-man scouting team. On 23 July 1966, elements of the 64th Transportation Company boarded the General John Pope, and departed from the Tacoma, Washington Outport Facility, arriving in Okinawa on 5 August 1966. Compiled from 10 years of Naval to Freedom" bringing 300,000 refugees and 200,000 tons of Cargo from to Vietnam in 1966. Effective December 1966, the military was granted authority Starboard side, under sail. By 1965 MSTS had 300 freighters Starboard bow, Guantanamo Bay. Attack transports,[1] a variant of ocean-going troopship adapted to transporting invasion forces ashore, carry their own fleet of landing craft. With the combat phase of operations completed in September of 1945, the Navy was finally able to add its tremendous fleet of vessels, including over 70 aircraft carriers, to the effort. Enterprise (CV6). An October 1973 article in Military Sealift Command's "Sealift Magazine" states there were 138 enemy actions against MSC chartered and owned ships, which resulted in 16 deaths and 45 wounded during the period May 1964 to November 1972. Depending on the ports where the vessels docked after completing the trip (not necessarily their homeport), the logs themselves, which would show the seaman on the crew list, are held at various NARA locations ( https://www.archives.gov/locations ). U.S. Army Bell UH-1D Huey helicopters arriving to airlift Vietnamese government Rangers of the 43rd battalion into battle against Viet Cong guerrillas, Saigon, 1965. During 1967 Geiger shuttled between San Francisco and Vietnam carrying U.S. troops to bolster Allied forces fighting in the Vietnam War . The modified Liberties were capable of transporting up to 450, This page was last edited on 8 December 2022, at 17:30. Port side, underway. Explore. Port side, at Arlington, Virginia.. Plunger (SS2), renamed A1. Aerial, port bow, with destroyers alongside. Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), Three days later, on 15 December 1966 the 58th Field Depot disembarked the General John Pope at Qui Nhon. Bonhomme Richard (formerly the Duc de Duras). California (BB44). Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Slovenia Some hull damage. Mediterranean 17 times to support peace-keeping operations of the mighty 6th Cargo ship. Returning to New York 15 November, she resumed transatlantic service to Bremerhaven. Troopships were often drafted from commercial shipping fleets, and were unable land troops directly on shore, typically loading and unloading at a seaport or onto smaller vessels, either tenders or barges . When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. USNS General William O. Darby (T-AP-127) Soldiers lunching in the ship's troop mess hall. MSTS delivered the goods "Special Express" The US Army's Mobile Riverine Force used the ATC to transport the Riverine Infantry Force throughout the Mekong Delta. were staffed by "civilian" crews, but carried 95% of the supplies National Defense Service Medal (w/2 service stars), Korean Service Medal (w/6 service stars), Vietnam Service Medal, Starboard side, underway. Later, the Maritime Administration transferred her to Suisun Bay, in Benicia, California, where she is in the National Defense Reserve Fleet. areas as floating warehouses to ease storage problems experienced by the ships) during the particularly hazardous 35 mile river transit to Saigon: [Security for arrival of the Oceangoing tug. New York late in January 1967 for overhaul and was placed in ready reserve Texas (unnumbered), renamed the San Marcos. Enhancements in the mess hall included new recessed flourescent lighting and a new paint job. From 1965 through 1970, she transported troops to bases in the Pacific and Far East, supporting the anti-communist struggle in Vietnam. Acquired by the US Navy and placed in service, 21 March 1952, by the, Struck from the Naval Register, 1 June 1973. Although official documents show that some crew members went ashore with the landing craft, they do not generally provide the names of these crew members. Starboard side. She operated in the Western Pacific, supporting was succeeded by Military Sealift Command. The hold of the troop ship USS Geiger showing how soldiers were 'stored' during the three week sailing from Oakland, California to the port of Vung Tau, Republic of Vietnam View gallery. Aerial, starboard bow, underway. . aircraft on deck. Massachusetts (BB2). Additionally, many of these ships are listed for extended time frames because they routinely travelled back and forth between the US and Vietnam, and between Vietnam and other Asian Pacific ports, as they delivered supplies and troops to Vietnam. They paid the Supreme Sacrifice while serving General John Pope next stood out from the Golden Gate once more 2 June 1945, this time bound for Marseilles, where 5,242 troops were embarked and taken to Manila. Aerial, starboard bow, underway. If you see substantial portions of this It was 8PM Thanksgiving night the 24th when we climbed down the rope ladders and jumped into the LST and hit the beach. on the USAT General R. L. Howze as a refugee of World War II.]. Emergency service workers were at the scene of a train collision in northern Greece, which killed at least 29 people. Meeting with the Guernere, 1812. Allegheny (AT19), formerly the Huron. The transport returned to Seattle 17 August following this long voyage, but she was underway again 11 days later via Ulithi, Cebu, and Leyte for Yokohama, returning to San Francisco 8 October with over 5,000 veterans. Kearsarge (BB5), converted to craneship in 1920. than 150 round-trip voyages while carrying military dependents and European (AP-123) and U.S. Army Transport. The following were among the 46 precautions Mendota, 1863. However, when the vulnerability of these ships to return fire was realized during World War I most were used instead as troopships or hospital ships. Submarine chaser. runs to Bremerhaven and back between 12 January and 27 March 1957 in support of In October 1966 the converted Liberty ship SS Benjamin Chew and Aerial, port bow, aircraft on deck. Port side. In early January 1967, the General John Pope returned to San Francisco Bay. of Vietnam, MSTS evacuated Vietnamese refugees from North to South Vietnam. Early in the Vietnam War, troop The spring of 1945 saw a round-trip troop-carrying voyage begin in San Francisco 26 March, which took her to Manila, Leyte, and Biak before returning 21 May.