If you find an error or discrepancy, please email me at, Ships Believed To Have Carried Quantities of Troops, General Alexander M. Patch - See "Admiral R. E. Coontz", General William O. Darby - See "Admiral William S. Sims", General Daniel I. Sultan - See "Admiral W. S. Benson", General Edwin D. Patrick - See "Admiral C. F. Hughes", General G. M. Randall - See "General George M. Randall", General Greely - See "General A. W. Greely", General H. H. Arnold - See "General R. E. Callan", General H. W. Butner - See "General Henry W. Butner", General Hoyt S. Vandenberg - See "General Harry Taylor", General Hugh J. Gaffey - See "Admiral W. L. Capps", General Maurice Rose - See "Admiral Hugh Rodman", General Nelson M. Walker - See "Admiral H. T. Mayo", General O. H. Ernst - See "General Oswald H. Ernst", General Simon B. Buckner - See "Admiral E. W. Eberle", John C. Breckenridge - See "General J. C. Breckenridge". This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. I probably would not have even reported the incident had I been able to find him but I feared he had become seasick and went topside and got too close to the edge and fell overboard. As ordered, the ships were named after U.S. Navy admirals. USNS General Simon B. Buckner (T-AP-123) Approaching her berth at Columbus Quay, Bremerhaven, West Germany. Of the 24 steam cargo concrete vessels, 17 were converted by the Army into floating storehouses, 5 were used by the Army as training ships and 2 found an honorable end when sunk to form part of the breakwater protecting the American landing in Normandy at Omaha beach.A. Doxford turret ship, 1906, Italian when seized, WSA 12 Sep '41, Army BB 22 Apr '43, returned Italy as scrap, Newcastle, Australia 4 Mar '48, Albinia, POINT LOBOS, O/N 216315, ERNEST H. MYER (1930-31), MORLEN 1940. After shakedown in Chesapeake Bay, General H. W. Butner sailed 23 February 1944 from Norfolk, Virginia carrying troops to Morocco. Two years ago I wrote about The Buckner Banner. moved to the Philippines where she embarked over 2,000 formerly I doubt that an American could go anywhere in the world today, in 2007, and get that kind of welcome now. For questions or comments about this site, please e-mail ww2_troopships@comcast.net. Presumably 17 given the 10 days in next sentence) days we were at sea. WW2 Troopships is currently undergoing an entire site re-design! UPDATE September 2019: WW2 Troopships is currently undergoing an entire site re-design! She then took part in the occupation of Japan between August 1945 and March 1946 when she made five voyages from the U. S. west coast to the western Pacific, carrying occupation troops and relief personnel for veterans returning home. The master of the ship was C. J. He was promoted to Lieutenant General 4 May 1943 to assume command of the 10th Army. personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army Technical management of the cable ships was under Signal Corps and the entire enterprise of undersea cable work was the very specialized realm of several large communications corporations which operated their own cable vessels and provided experts in handling cable equipment and cable. Only fifteen of the larger wooden vessels, Design 342 (Vessel, Passenger-Cargo, Diesel, Wood, 148'), were built to serve largely in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Placed out of Service summer of 1967. It was a fun voyage with afternoon movies, on deck shuffleboard, a great game room, and my favorite activity -- making paper airplanes and flying them over the water. We were a CI detachment of 17 officers and enlisted, documented as civilians, wearing civilian clothes. Those included large troop and cargo transport ships that were Army-owned hulls, vessels allocated by the War Shipping Administration, bareboat charters and time charters. 2nd Bn 18th Inf Co. F. This was the second group departure from Germany (presumably in said operation). * On the same day, the General Department of Logistics held a ceremony to kick off new-year training course in 2023. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command collection at the Naval Historical Center. How are you supposed to clean in that? I went to the dispensary with my mother and there were quite a few of us lined up in the same condition. at Southampton, England, and trips to the Mediterranean. Mr. Baker continued, "To keep the military on board somewhat occupied I and my cabin partner was assigned a bevy of security guards we had to post at various places throughout the ship, mostly at stairwells to observe seasick GIs mostly. Merle Rouillard had a rougher journey on what may have been the Rose, when he "came back to the States, in February of 66 I think, from Bremerhaven to N.Y. A few were all military, many were civilian crewed and a large number were U.S. Coast Guard crewed. Commissioned 21 November 1944 - Decommissioned 24 March 1946. Approximately 20 MSTS (nucleus and controlled) ships called at Bremerhaven and other ports served by MSTSO Bremerhaven each month. In July and August the transport carried troops These, as with all the smaller Army ships, were simply designated "U.S. Army name (number)", and not designated U.S. Army Transport (USAT). Geiger. I remember for several days we were not allowed on deck. The Army has a fleet of approximately 500 watercraft, operated by units of the U.S. Army Transportation Corps. I was a 52 B30 Power plant operator and mechanic. In addition to the transports the Army fleet included specialized types. There were civilians aboard, military dependents, and lots of troops in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean for nine days with little to do. During World War II, five seagoing hopper dredges already in civil service, were fitted with 3-inch deck guns and 20-millimeter antiaircraft guns. '", Mr. Baker concluded, "Just as I will always remember my first flight to Europe, I will always remember the Rose on the trip back. This was a hand drawn and penned mimeographed affair similar to an old school newspaper that ships sometimes made. "I returned to NY from Germany in February, 1954. ", "It got so bad they had to shut down the engines. Apparently our Master had speed on his mind and we did not stop until we got to the Pacific. please feel free to contribute that information as well. Joseph Henry was a cable ship transferred to the Coast Artillery Corps. I recall the rough waters. New images added and page divided 12 December 2007, "How The conventional commercial and nautical term for such ships was "CS (name)" for "Cable Ship." This is the troop ship that took many of us to Viet Nam. Your help is always GREATLY appreciated! I did not get sick on the return but it took 10 days. [14]) These craft are identified by the following hull code and type; The US Army Corps of Engineers has a total of 11 dredge vessels, divided into hopper and non-hopper dredges. ", Jerry Hawkins also crossed on the Rose in 1962, and found the weather just as rough. (McKeller Req1/MARAD VSC). I was given some pills and a supply of paper bags to take with me as I traveled the ship. ", Following an overhaul, the transport was laid up in ready reserve at the Caven Point (New Jersey) Army Depot in New York harbor. "I was on this ship on our way to Viet Nam in Dec. of 1966. Vietnam has a strong ambition in terms of energy and low-carbon transition, and I am honoured and proud of the partnership we have built with Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) over 20 years, he said, while confirming AFDs commitment to provide the expertise and financing that Vietnam needs under the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). I also worked in the food storage area of the ship both ways. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit"; sylvia wingard Marvin Slutzky 7y A large number of highly varied commercial tugs were taken into Army service above those constructed to Army designs and Army tugs of prewar design dating to the early 1900s. Those, included vessels not related to transport such as mine vessels and waterway or port maintenance ships and other service craft. Between August and October 1965 the Rose steamed from New York to the Far East to support U. S. forces in Vietnam. I had pretty well settled down from anxiety and fear before all this happened, then for the next several hours it was stressful. ten more trips from New York to Bremerhaven and Southampton. She promptly returned to Guam with vitally needed troops; returned to the West Coast for more troops; and headed for Japan, arriving Yokohama 31 August to prepare for the Inchon landing. This was part of Doyles appeal. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. It certainly was an exciting adventure for an 8 yr. old boy. [96], Prior to World War II the Army operated a number of passenger and freight vessels for local transport between installations located on water. The Admiral Rodman was on her shakedown cruise off California when the Japanese surrender ended World War II. I do not remember going back on deck for the rest of the trip until we reached Bremerhaven, but it was January and probably no one was allowed on deck. He was not too happy about that due to the fact that he was so thrilled to be sailing on a first class ship -- finally. WW2troopships.com & WWIItroopships.com Basil Rathbone starred in seventeen Sherlock movies. The sailors said that it was the worst they had ever seen. [51][56], The nature of the work is such that specialized crews are required to operate the cable machinery and perform the actual cable splicing and technical work. ", The soldier went on to say, "The ship was rolling way over. Some, such as "Design 277" (Vessel, Passenger-Cargo, Diesel, Wood, 114') were wooden hull while the "classic" "Design 381" (Vessel, Supply, Diesel, Steel, 177') was a miniature steel cargo vessel with two hatches and central booms. Our crossing was uneventful. She sailed for Boston from California early in 1947 for conversion to a combination dependent and troop transport, emerging 28 June and returning to San Francisco. I recall sitting at anchor at the Eastern entrance of the Panama Canal all day in sweltering heat. Strangely I have never read Arthur Conan Doyles works until now. Page made 6 March 2006 I must have been chosen as editor by some random process, as I had no experience. USAREUR Charts - USNS Buckner Troopship. A copy of the image may be found here. 14 to 24 December 1945 15 to 20 February 1946 13 to 20 April 1946 Decommissioned, 14 May 1946, at New York Transferred to the US Army Transportation Service in May 1946 Commissioned USAT General Maurice Rose, 1 August 1946 Reacquired by the US Navy and assigned to the Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS) interned civilians for repatriation to the United States. I have a cute picture of my grandson wearing the sailor hat that we bought on the ship. [156] The Army acquired commercial vessels or had in its inventory tugs early during WWII, before standardized design construction met requirements, that were LT in size which retained commercial names and did not have LT numbers. The waves were so high and hit the ship so hard, it would rattle your teeth. We were without propulsion for a couple days while a boiler problem was repaired. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Banner ran a news digest from the radio room every day, and had a lot of canned content used on every nine day voyage. for scrapping. We were to dock at Bremerhaven but were held off so mine sweepers could clear the area of WW2 mines that had been torn loose by the storms we had experienced on our trip. It was during this time, after three years on duty, I was involved in an AWOL. Laid up during the following two decades, USNS General Simon Please Share your Stories! Digital photographs[11] of a few of these vessels in Army service are provided at the Naval History and Heritage Command. From there she returned to Melbourne with troops and sailed for California via Nouma and Efate, New Hebrides. Feb 16, 2012 - USS General Alexander M Patch, Troop Ship that took me to Bremerhaven, Germany from Brooklyn Army Depot, New York. Lego 41027 - Der TOP-Favorit unserer Produkttester. Never reactivated, General Maurice Rose was transferred to the permanent custody of the Maritime Administration in July 1971 and moved to that agency's James River Reserve Fleet, in Virginia. I thought, 'surely this was the largest craft of any kind I have ever seen.' All three terms are found in official usage. February 1947 and renamed her USAT General Maurice Rose. HortEx Vietnam 2023 has attracted 200 companies from 25 countries and territories, including Belgium, China, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the US, and UK. The trip had taken 8 days and we were excited to see my father and get our feet on dry steady land. In the middle of the Atlantic, on a ship, with the nearest land as one sailor said "a mile, straight down" we have an AWOL soldier. I sailed on the Rose in late October of 1953. World War II era tugs came in two general classifications, though those were not rigid and variances may particularly be seen in commercial vessels taken in early during the war. One source states the Army had 30 junior mine planters by 1919. By February 13, 1950, the Rose was already making its 18th return passage from Europe. Ownership passed back to the Navy, but the ship retained her Army name. I am going to have a lot of fun with Sherlock, Watson, and company. in Germany from 1945 to 1989. Attentively, this year, artists from the military art troupes of Military Regions 1, 2, and 7, and more have been chosen for the Army of Culture team. General H. W. Butner was launched by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company of Kearny, New Jersey, 19 September 1943 under Maritime Commission contract for the Army; acquired by the Navy 5 December 1943; placed in ferry commission the same day for transfer to the Maryland Drydock Company of Baltimore, for conversion to a troop transport; and placed in full commission 11 January 1944. Never the less it was a great time in my 24 year Army career that often look back on. Many of the Army vessels were transferred to Navy with the transport types becoming components of the new Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS, now MSC) under the Navy. 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