Photos: Mast Magazine and personal collection, List Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined). This is a mobile maintenance and repair unit capable of traveling from installation to installation in a theater to perform third and minor fourth echelon maintenance and repairs to small boats, harbor craft, floating equipment, and in some cases repairs to larger vessels. But duties made small demands on their time, with the whole day theirs to out Communists and other subversives." that although the streets in America were not paved with gold, America was General J. H. McRae received four battle stars for Korean War service. This ship became USNS General J.H. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for Sources: Officer In Charge of the Torpedo Depot", "U.S. Army Junior Mineplanter (USJMP) Lt. Col. M.N. Seven cargo vessels were converted to spare parts depot ships to facilitate the maintenance of military equipment in oversea areas. The Army did name a number of its non P2 type ships, many pre war, after generals. Family groups gathered to luxuriate in the joy of just being The Transportation Corps determined that at war's end it was operating 746 tugs of the LT/ST types. Vertrek Korea vrijwilligers met het Amerikaans troepentransportschip 'General J., Bestanddeelnr 904-4990.jpg 3,466 2,866; 1.75 MB. USAT . page on the Internet or in published material please notify usmm.org @ comcast.net. An example may be seen in the photographs of USAT Fred C. [131][134], A class of small coastal and inter-island freighters during World War II were first designated "FP" for "freight and passenger" with early acquisitions being a variety of commercial hulls. Design 216 (Boat, Supply, Diesel, Steel, 99'). Merchant Marine at War, www.usmm.org, as the source. entry into the country under the Displaced Person's Act of 1948. [7], Three of those vessels, Coast Farmer, Dona Nati and Anhui, out of a number sent, managed to run the Japanese blockade of the Philippines and deliver supplies.[8]. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on This page was last edited on 1 November 2015, at 01:18. Struck from Naval Register July 1960. She continued transporting troops from Europe and other ports through the end of 1945. TTY: 202.488.0406. U.S. Among those in the 1918 register were Major L'Enfant, a steamer that served on the Potomac and burned in Baltimore on 3 December 1919[131][132][133] and General Meigs, a Quartermaster Corps passenger and freight steamer built in 1892 by John H. Dialogue & Son, Camden New Jersey, and serving in the early 20th century with a name given to much larger ships later. Home, www.USMM.org 1998 Two personnel were trained as divers. This page was last edited on 21 February 2022, at 10:19. USAT has 5 employees across 2 locations. Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents, date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1946-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/9, USAT General J. H. McRae underway, circa 1946-1950 (NH 105099).jpg. Four were sent to the ETO and last one, Hains, was sent to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO), along with the cutter dredge 'Raymond', additionally four new Hains-class armed dredges were constructed for use in the PTO. they were leaving their mother continent, probably never to return again. Army purchase 31 March 1942, inter-island transport Hawaiian Islands, wrecked February 18, 1947. All three terms are found in official usage. This ship became USNS General J.H. In 1946 she was transferred to the US Army and operated as USAT General J. H. McRae. WSA 6 Aug 42, sub BB same date to War Dept until 9 Oct 45. [51], The Army entered the field of undersea cable work in connecting the military installations in the Philippine Islands. Upon completion on 12 March 1970 she began hauling containerized cargo for Seatrain Lines. The Museums Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown. Washington, DC 20024-2126 Design 225 (Boat, Supply, Ice-Breaker, Diesel, Steel, 102'), Three design number 225 vessels were built by Equitable Equipment Company in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1942, they most likely operated in Alaska or in Greenland waters. The mix of USAT, CS and even the simple "Steam Ship" (SS), as seen in postwar construction of the SSWilliam H. G. Bullard, later the USS/USNS Neptune,[55] can be somewhat confusing. consisted of 388 Poles, Next in number were 178 Lithuanians. for information about a troopship listed on this website. 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. [1] Those under other arrangements continued operating as SS NAME. On 29 October 1954 the General J. H. McRae was inactivated. General J. H. McRae was launched 26 April 1944 by the Kaiser Co., Kaiser Shipyards, Yard 3, Richmond, California. Each appears to have used familiar terms when noting the ships in records as seen in the Quartermaster reference,[54] and records elsewhere. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Ainsworth. These benefits provide qualifying military service members with a 6% interest rate as well as waivers for certain account fees. Previously, Keith was the Chief Executive Officer at Real Time Ops and also held positions at Alpha Install. [15] In total the Corps has approximately 2,300 floating plant assets, including barges, tow boats, floating cranes, survey boats, patrol boats and dredges. McRae Souvenir Edition dated 4 January 1954, Articles lacking reliable references from June 2014, Articles needing clarification from June 2014, Articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States, Transport ships of the United States Army, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, single-screw steam turbine with 9,900 shp (7,400 kW). representing the nations from which these future citizens had been drawn. Learn about their Business Services market share, competitors, and USAT's email format. Others were long term allocations to Army by the War Shipping Administration so that they operated as Army transports and cargo vessels for much of the war. 2 Army repair ships (Army repair ship or FMS). You may quote material on this web page as long as you cite American McRae.". If more than one he came to the United States as a Displaced Person (D.P. [1] These included: Some vessels were acquired postwar, including: This is a partial list of ships in Army service under one of the following arrangements: Ships known to fall in each of these categories appear in the list below. They were operated by Transportation Corps with a variety of crewing schemes. Join TWS for Free Today! General J. H. McRae was launched 26 April 1944 by the Kaiser Co., Kaiser Shipyards, Yard 3, Richmond, California, completed 16 June 1944 and delivered to the Maritime Commission for assignment on a loan basis by the War Shipping Administration to the United States Navy on the same day. the first time in my life I had oranges, bananas, nickel Cokes in bottles Women were assigned to help in the kitchen; The Holocaust Encyclopedia provides an overview of the Holocaust using text, photographs, maps, artifacts, and personal histories. Governor Dewey, too, sent a welcome through his representative, while Mayor 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. This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes. These C-4 Maritime Commission ships were built to transport In addition to the transports the Army fleet included specialized types. together. take forever for the pages to load. River towards the sea, the passengers gradually fell silent. Reacquired by the Navy March 1 1950. 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. This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. In 1946 she was transferred to the US Army and operated as USAT General J. H. McRae. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. New York was welcoming these citizens-to-be The numbers below[1] give an idea of the scope of that Army maritime operation: Limiting the number to only the named and numbered vessels, discounting the various simple barges and amphibious assault craft, the remaining number is 14,044 vessels. Later service included command of the V Corps, the Philippine Department at Manila, the IX Corps and the II Corps. The list is in chronological order. "The McRae Spray Souvenir Edition". These, as with all the smaller Army ships, were simply designated "U.S. Army name (number)", and not designated U.S. Army Transport (USAT). 1948 Naval Academy, The Sullivan Brothers and the Assignment of Family Members, Historic Former U.S. Navy Bases and Stations, The African American Experience in the U.S. Navy, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Navy, Contributions of Native Americans to the U.S. Navy, The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet, Navy Underwater Archaeology Return Program, Annual Navy History and Heritage Awards - Main, Research Permits for Sunken & Terrestrial Military Craft, Scanning, Copyright & Citation Information, Obtain Duplications of Records and Photos. [41] The official designation was "Design No. TTY: 202.488.0406. was also on hand.". Stefania loved to entertain, spend time with family, and knit. America were "paved with gold. The handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads: "DP Transport. 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. Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_General_J._H._McRae&oldid=1149033370, Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States, Transport ships of the United States Army, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Hugh Lenox Scott. She continued transporting troops from Europe and other ports through the end of 1945. [51] Much of this work had been in relation to communications with far flung Army forces in the Philippines and Alaska. Each ship was assigned a complement of 344 soldiers who were trained for marine operations. Cargo of Hope, It was a short note, just a request CSN (News) ships were used by civilian reporters. This ship served as USS General J. H. McRae(AP-149) from 1944 to 1946 and USNS General J. H. McRae(T-AP-149) from 1950 to 1968 (laid up since 1954). [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. Company Overview. 9054. She sailed 19 June 1945 through the Panama Canal for Le Havre, France, where she embarked more than 4,000 troops and returned with them to Newport News, Virginia She moved to Staten Island, N.Y. where on 26 October 1945 she picked up 2,200 "kaki clad brethen"(The "MAC" Log)" and sailed 8,643nmi (16,007km; 9,946mi) arriving at Iran's Shaht-El-Arab River on 19 November 1945. coasts.[60][61][62][63][64][65][66]. "Cargo of Hopes," John K. Tennant, The Mast Magazine, December Keith McRae, Chief Executive Officer. [13] (The Army's watercraft program is managed by the United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command. My husband served as Third Engineer 9054", "About Army Watercraft Designations: Harbor Boat Designations With Explanatory Notes", "U.S. Army Ocean Tugs (LT, ST) Built During WWII", "U.S. Army Ocean Tugs (LT, ST) Built Since WWII", "Transportation Corps Water Division 1942-1949", "James A. Hannah IMO 5200289 Callsign WU8842", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Army&oldid=1147074663, Troop and cargo ships over 1,000 gross tons that often carried the U.S. Army Transport, Other ships over 1,000 gross tons, including hospital ships (prefix "USAHS"), cable ships, aircraft repair ships, port repair ships and others without any title other than "U.S. Army" and a number or name: 108 ships, Vessels under 1,000 gross tons of numerous types that include the 511 FS ("Freight and Supply") small nonstandard coastal freighters of numerous designs, 361 minecraft with the large Mine Planters carrying U.S. Army Mine Planter (prefix "USAMP") with a number above a name, 4,343 tugs of all types and a varied array of 4,697 launches and small service craft just designated U.S. Army with a number or name: 12,379, Barges and non-propelled watercraft that included 16,787 pontoons: 25,383, LARC Lighter, Amphibious, Resupply, Cargo (in, RIB Rapidly Installed Breakwater System, BCDK Conversion kit, barge deck enclosure, BCL Barge, dry-cargo, nonpropelled, large, FMS Repair shop, floating, nonpropelled, TCDF Temporary crane discharge facility, World War II in the Pacific Concrete Ships. All of the "Admiral" variants that were put into service were transferred to the Army after the war and renamed for generals. [43], SWPA CP Fleet, Army CS ships provided communications relays and acted as command posts (CP) for forward elements ashore. Although "As we moved up the Weser In 1946 she was transferred to the US Army and operated as USAT General J. H. McRae. "Ex-Transport Carries D.P. Contact. "DP's on Way in 6 Months," New York Times, July 10, 1948 [1], As USAT General J. H. McRae she transported troops through 1950. [44][45][46], The Army had a history of submarine cable work by the time of World War II operations, dating back to the 1899-1900 period. webmistress aboard, was greeted by a brass band waiting on the docks of Boston [96], Prior to World War II the Army operated a number of passenger and freight vessels for local transport between installations located on water. 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