Aerial, starboard beam, underway. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he assumed command of Allied forces in New Caledonia 12 March 1942, and on 8 December he relieved General Vandegrift, USMC, on Guadalcanal and took command of composite American forces operating against the Japanese in the Solomon Islands. She departed the next day via Yokosuka, Japan, for Pusan, South Korea, where she arrived 26 August. a few lines without permission. SOURCE: US Navy - Naval Salt Lake City (heavy CA25). the coast of Vietnam to provide aircraft maintenance facilities. 510 areas as floating warehouses to ease storage problems experienced by the She was then transferred to the Army where she served as USAT General John Pope. Promoted to Lieutenant General 7 August 1944, he served with the 7th Army in France. Starboard bow, underway, crew on deck. 7. The troop transport HMAS Sydney was the first RAN ship to have operational service in Vietnam. Maurice Rose, born 26 November 1899 at Middletown, turbine electric drive MSTS and She reached New York, via Suez and Gibraltar, late1 in January 1967 and was placed in ready reserve status while preparing for future service. areas in the Pacific. Port side, underway. Starboard bow, underway with aircraft overhead. Medusa (AR1). Pennsylvania (BB38). Aerial, port bow, aircraft on deck. 38-gun frigate. Port bow. Starboard side. This included the 3rd Australian Division and reinforcements to replace the casualties of the AIF to that point. Thrasher (SS26), renamed G4. This voyage was the last scheduled military sealift of passengers from the . A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. "APA" stood for Auxiliary Personnel, Attack. There are a total of [ 51 ] Vietnam War Warships & Submarinesentries in the Military Factory. Port bow, on James River.. Michigan, starboard stern quarter, underway. 1st and 2d squadrons at Hampton Roads, Ohio port beam at right. If you see substantial portions of this Full Displacement Brooklyn (Armored Cruiser 3). Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Slovenia After his return to the United States in January 1920, he materiel including tanks, airplanes, ammunition, and food -- including During the summer of 1944, the far-ranging transport made two round-trip voyages from San Francisco: on the first she got underway 27 May for New Guinean ports, Guadalcanal, and the Russell Islands, debarking 3,800 men of the famous 1st Marine Division at San Diego, California before returning to San Francisco; and on the second she departed 26 July for Honolulu and returned 8 August. Storeship. We formed our squadron of Cobra helicopters there and grew it from 4 to 10 Cobras and our assigned personnel grew to about 80 total officers & enlisted. After embarking troops at Boston, she sailed 15 July 1966 and arrived Vung Tau 13 August. 92Qi M war, with the first 2,000 coming on the MSTS Mann in March 1965. Two days later, on 22 November 1966, the General John Pope departed Oakland Army Base with the second of two elements of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, elements of the 1st and 2nd Brigades of the 9th Infantry Division, and the 58th Field Depot. Destroyers 128 1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272, Index: Pictures of United States Navy Ships 1775-1941, How to File a FOIA Request for Archival Records. When the decision came down to integrate, Vietnamese Army and Marine troops replaced the Americans on these Tango boats. During Vietnam, MSTS first utilized Aircraft tender. Delivered by the Maritime Commission, for conversion to a training ship for the State University of New York Maritime College, at Fort Schuyler, N.Y. was reacquired by the Navy from the Army Transport Service as General Alexander M. Patch 1 March 1950 and assigned to MSTS. In the early fall, another voyage out of San Francisco 14 August brought General John Pope on a troop rotation run to New Guinean ports; and subsequently, after embarking 5,000 Army troops at San Pedro, California, she sailed via Melbourne for Bombay. Departing the 19th, she steamed via Okinawa and the West Coast and reached New Take a bow. Garfish (SS30), renamed H3. Torpedo Boats 179 Davis (DD395). Air Force, about half going directly to Vietnam, the rest to staging PC26, SC26. those named on the Vietnam Memorial, "The Wall." S1(SS105). Troop Ship I went to Vietnam on along with my outfit. customers to serve: the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. "HMT" was also used, for a while, to designate "Hired Military Transport."[16][17]. A former name retained. Vesuvius (dynamite-gun cruiser). gear necessary to support 81,000 Marines. Feb 16, 2012 - USS General Alexander M Patch, Troop Ship that took me to Bremerhaven, Germany from Brooklyn Army Depot, New York. Aerial, starboard stern, underway. Find the perfect transport war stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360 image. On 1 November 1967, the General John Pope again departed Oakland Army Base with elements of the 61st Assault Helicopter Company, the 92nd Assault Helicopter Company, the 134th Assault Helicopter Company, the third packet of the 221st Signal Company (Pictorial) and the 45th Military Intelligence Detachment, arriving in Okinawa on 17 November 1967 for a 24-hour layover. Port bow, under sail. of New York in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean during the next 15 years. planes, food, fuel, and medical supplies. served during the next two decades at various posts in the United States and at Fighting Ships. Maryland (BB46). aircraft on deck. Starboard bow, camouflaged. [Your webmistress arrived in the United States in 1949 Taxes; Seller charges sales tax in multiple provinces. We would appreciate Following the gallant but Departing Okinawa the following day she arrived at Qui Nhon, South Vietnam on 21 November 1967 and disembarked the 61st Assault Helicopter Company. Highlighting this period of service was the ship's coming to the aid of the typhoon-ravaged island of Guam. commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Infantry 15 August. The smaller landing vessels within these ships required a crew of from 3 to 14, depending on size, as they ferried supplies or troops to and from shore. %%EOF USS Zelima (AF-49) [Auxiliary Stores Ship] conducted numerous on shore supply replenishments at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Vung Tau, and An Thoi from July-October 1965, January-August 1966, October-December 1968, and May-June 1969, USS Mars (AFS-1) [Combat Stores Ship] conducted numerous on shore supply replenishments at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Vung Tau, and An Thoi from May 1965 to November 1972 with evidence of crewmembers going ashore, USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3) conducted on shore supply replenishments with helicopters and small boats at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Vung Tau, and An Thoi from April 1968 to March 1973, USS White Plains (AFS-4) conducted on shore supply replenishments with helicopters and small boats at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Vung Tau, and An Thoi from January 1969 to March 1973, USS San Jose (AFS-7) conducted on shore supply replenishments with helicopters and small boats at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, and Vung Tau from October 1971 to February 1972 and September 1972 to March 1973, USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) [Amphibious Force Flagship] conducted troop and supply beach landings at Da Nang and elsewhere during March-May 1965, June-July 1966, and July-November 1967, USS Estes (AGC-12) conducted troop and supply beach landings at Chu Lai and Da Nang during March-October 1965, USS Winston (AKA-94) [Attack Cargo Ship] conducted troop and supply beach landings during July 1965; April-August 1966; September-October 1967; and November 1968-May 1969, USS Mathews (AKA-96) on-loaded supplies at Da Nang and delivered them up the Cua Viet River to Dong Ha with mike boats from August through December 1967, USS Merrick (AKA-97) conducted troop and cargo beach landing with small boats at Hue, Chu Lai, and Da Nang from July 1965 through November 1968, USS Seminole (AKA/LKA-104) [Attack/Amphibious Cargo Ship] conducted troop landings with small boats at Da Nang, Hoi An, and Quang Tri from March through August 1967, September 1968 through February 1969, and during January 1970, USS Skagit (AKA/LKA-105) conducted troop and cargo beach mike boat landings at Da Nang, Chu Lai, and Quang Ngai from November 1965 to November 1967, USS Union (AKA/LKA-106) conducted numerous troop and cargo mike boat beach landings at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, and Chu Lai from March 1965 to November 1969, USS Washburn (AKA/LKA-108) conducted numerous small boat beach landings at Da Nang, Thon My Thuy, Hue on Perfume River, and Dong Ha on Cua Viet River from 1965 to 1969, USS Tulare (AKA/LKA-112) conducted troop and cargo mike boat beach landings at Da Nang, Chu Lai, Cam Ranh Bay, and Vung Tau from 1966 to 1972, USS St. Louis (AKA/LKA-116) conducted troop and cargo landings with small boats at Da Nang, Vung Tau, and Quang Nam Province during August-October 1970; January-March 1971; and April-November 1972, USS General R M Blatchford (AP-153) [Transport Ship] landed elements of 1st Infantry Division at Vung Tau by small boats during October 1965, USS George Clymer (APA-27) [Amphibious Attack Transport] conducted troop and supply mike boat beach landings during July 1965, and March-July 1966, at Da Nang and Chu Lai, USS Bayfield (APA-33) conducted troop on loading and mike boat landings at Da Nang, Chu Lai, Baie de My Han, and Cua Viet River from July through October 1965 and February through May 1967, USS Cavalier (APA-37) conducted troop landings with mike boats at Chu Lai and Da Nang during March- August 1966 and January-May 1968, USS Henrico (APA-45) conducted numerous troop landings at Da Nang, Chu Lai, and Hue from March through May 1965 and from August 1966 through March 1967, USS Lenawee (APA-195) conducted troop and supply landings at Da Nang and Chu Lai from April 1965 to December 1966, 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, USS Okanogan (APA-220) conducted troop and supply landings at various locations during January-July 1962, September 1963-April 1964, July-October 1965, July 1966, November 1966- March 1967, and June-November 1968, USS Pickaway (APA-222) conducted troop and supply landings at various locations during January 1963, July 1965, March-June 1966, and June-October 1967, USS Renville (APA-227) conducted troop landings at Da Nang during August-September 1964, May-August 1965, and March-October 1966, USS Paul Revere (APA-248) conducted small boat troop landings at Quang Ngai Province, Da Nang, and elsewhere from August 1965-April 1966, June- November 1967, March-August 1969, September 1970-March 1971, and August 1972-February 1973, USS Mobile (LKA-115) [Amphibious Cargo Ship] transported troops and cargo to/from Da Nang and elsewhere July-September 1970, during April 1971, October-November 1971, and January-July 1972, USS Vancouver (LPD-2) [Amphibious Transport Dock] while anchored offshore, conducted numerous amphibious troop beach landings with smaller mike boats in the areas of Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Cua Viet River, and Mekong River Delta from February 1965 to September 1971, USS Cleveland (LPD-7) while anchored offshore, sent mike boats up Cua Viet River and Hue River from November 1967 through 1968 and up Saigon River during September 1969, USS Dubuque (LPD-8) transported troops, equipment, and supplies ashore with smallervessels and docked at Da Nang and elsewhere from June-November 1968, October-December 1969, January-March 1970, and April-July 1971, USS Denver (LPD-9) transported troops, equipment, and supplies ashore with smallervessels and docked at Da Nang and elsewhere from February-September 1970; March-June and November 1971; and January-August 1972, USS Juneau (LPD-10) picked up troops and equipment with smaller vessels and transported them out of Vietnam from August 1970 to March 1971 and June to November 1972, USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) [Landing Platform, Helicopter] operated as troop transport with helicopters and smaller vessels transporting troops on and off shore for amphibious assaults from May 1965 to August 1972, USS Okinawa (LPH-3) operated as troop transport with helicopters and smaller vessels transporting troops on and off shore for amphibious assaults, with evidence that crew members went ashore to assist civilians, from April-November 1967, December 1968-May 1969, June- November 1970, and April-November 1972, USS Princeton (LPH-5) operated as troop transport with helicopters and smaller vessels transporting troops on and off shore during April 1962 and from October 1964 to December 1968, USS Valley Forge (LPH-8) operated as troop transport with helicopters and smaller vessels transporting troops on and off shore from September 1964 to September 1969, USS Tripoli (LPH-10) operated as troop transport with helicopters and smaller vessels transporting troops on and off shore intermittently from May 1967 to December 1973, USS Carter Hall (LSD-3) [Landing Ship Dock] while anchored offshore, conducted troop-landing operations with mike boats at Da Nang, Dong Ha, and other locations from July 1965 through November 1968, USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5) conducted numerous troop, supply, and equipment landings at Da Nang, Chu Lai, etc. Most major naval powers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries provided their domestic shipping lines with subsidies to build fast ocean liners capable of conversions to auxiliary cruisers during wartime. Naval and Maritime Chronology 1961-1971. Lexington. Manned by a civilian crew, she operated out The Sea Knight is a medium left-tandem rotor helicopter used for transport. A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. were staffed by "civilian" crews, but carried 95% of the supplies This is the troop ship that It was yet another contract flight and I think it was Pan Am (1967) and for some strange reason we had to travel in . 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. of the Marine Amphibious Force Logistic Command which handled the She arrived at Vung Tau on 29 July 1967 to disembark the 244th Aviation Company and the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment. United Nations Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of Korea War Service Medal. steel and cement for use by Navy Seabees. For example, Convoy 21 in June 1916 carried some 25,333 troops. Nearly 4,000 fighting men, mainly troops of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, were embarked and delivered safely to Melbourne and Wellington before the ship moored again at San Pedro 16 January 1945. Onondaga, 1864. more. Erie (Gunboat PG50). Nevada (BB36). Enhancements in the mess hall included new recessed flourescent lighting and a new paint job. Sea Transportation Service, and Military Sealift Command in Vietnam. 28). Vietnam Mariners Lack Veteran Wright (AV1). 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 Submarine chaser. Gannet (AVP8), formerly Minesweeper AM41. 884 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<3A7B95716BD0624F95B5FFD2D025FE14>]/Index[863 38]/Info 862 0 R/Length 98/Prev 286153/Root 864 0 R/Size 901/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream A former name retained. Starboard side, underway. General John Pope was launched under a Maritime Commission contract 21 March 1943 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Kearny, New Jersey; acquired by the Navy 2 July 1943; placed in ferry commission the same day for transfer to Baltimore for conversion to a transport by Maryland Drydock Company, and commissioned in full 5 August 1943. After completing nine voyages to feet Wichita (heavy CA45). It was like taking the local bus to get to another town. to take disciplinary action against merchant mariners. V2 (SS166), renamed the Bass. underway. She arrived San Francisco 2 October, and from 20 October to 9 November she again sailed to Vung Tau with men and military supplies. on ships that brought supplies to Vietnam during "The War Without Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), In the early part of the war, Tango boats mainly transported troops of the 9th Infantry Division. Holland (AS3). Converted yacht. Arriving Qui Nhon 16 September, she steamed via Cam Ranh Bay to Vung Tau before departing the 22d for the United States. Initially, troopships adapted as attack transports were designated AP; starting in 1942 keel-up attack transports received the designation APA. This official U.S. Army photograph, taken on November 21, 1966 at the Oakland Army Base dock depicts military recruits boarding a transport ship that is bound for Vietnam. 0 In October 1990, the General John Pope was struck from the Naval Register. 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). Answer (1 of 31): Travel to Vietnam (Airman too). Diamond Head in background. Port bow, underway. website lists troopships by number and provides tonnage, speed, company who owned the ship and when Commonwealth control of the ship ended. 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. Repair ship. two thirds of U.S. troops to Vietnam; later, most American troops traveled Salmon (SS182). During 1965, with increased American involvement in the war in Vietnam, the transport conducted troop lifts from San Francisco to Danang, South Vietnam, via Okinawa and Formosa (Taiwan). Conn., enlisted as a private in the Colorado National Guard in June 1916; On March 28, 1975 the Pioneer tons (39 billion pounds) of cargo to Vietnam for the Army at a WA., 8 June 1968, carrying US troops to Vietnam. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press Starboard bow, Guantanamo Bay. Overall length 609 USNS Howze was one of many MSTS ships involved in "Passage Following the war, General John Pope continued to sail to Japanese and Korean ports on troop rotation duties, finally being placed in reduced operational status at Seattle 14 May 1955. A ship can be listed in more than one category, based on its activities. On July 21, 1966 the 1st Battalion of the 22nd Infantry Regiment sailed on the Walker from. On 21 July 1967, she arrived in Okinawa to disembark partial elements of the 3rd Marine Regiment. Merchant Marine served Aerial, port bow, with destroyers alongside. Langley Aerial, starboard bow, underway, aircraft on deck. Starboard side. The following were among the 46 precautions There she embarked South Korean soldiers and sailed for Nha Trang 30 August, arriving 7 September. Vietnam War General John Pope reactivated 17 August 1965 to serve again as a civilian-manned ship of MSTS, operating from San Francisco. USS Admiral E. W. Eberle, a 9,676-ton (light displacement) Admiral W. S. Benson -class transport built by the Maritime Commission to its P2-SE2-R1 design, was commissioned in January 1945 with a largely Coast Guard crew. While some have met a watery grave on the bottom of the ocean, many . Troop ship's Vietnam War-era graffiti docks in Augusta by Nok-Noi Ricker August 14, 2017 Drawings of naked women were scrawled alongside off-color jokes, racist cartoons and prayers for. 863 0 obj <> endobj Accommodations- Enlisted American Merchant Marine in the Vietnam Conflict." Port stern quarter, underway. Assigned to the 47th Infantry at Fort Bragg, N.C., in August 1940, he was promoted to Brigadier General 4 August 1941. What if a ship I served on is not on this VA Agent Orange ship list? Enterprise, 1799. 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! Starboard bow, turret removed, on James River.. Chicago. attended Officers Training Schoo1 at Fort Riley, Kansas, in 1917; and was General John Pope debarked them at Nouma 23 December and returned via Pago Pago to San Francisco 10 January 1944 with 2,500 veterans. were trucked to Bearcat, the newly-constructed base camp for the 9th Infantry Marine transported oil and aviation gas to support Navy fleet operations. Destroyers 127 Delaware (BB28). Relief (AH1). SEA Express was the name of the program which delivered other Mayflower (PY1). They brought the troops in and brought home many of Families of service members hope they will be involved in a protracted war after being told they could be away from home for nine months. * uncertain if Bunker Hill was in Vietnam service. The MSTS Corpus Christi Bay, which housed By VE-Day, the WSA miraculously had scrounged up 546 vessels to begin returning overseas troops homeward using nearly anything that could float. Port side, at Arlington, Virginia.. Plunger (SS2), renamed A1. Aircraft tender. cost of $570 million. Sailing via Charleston, S.C., and Long Beach, Calif., she carried troops and supplies to bolster American military aid for strife-torn South Vietnam. V. Ships operating on Vietnam's close coastal waters for extended periods with evidence that smaller craft from the ship regularly delivered supplies or troops ashore . during 1966 and from March 1968 to February 1970, USS Oak Hill (LSD-7) conducted numerous troop and supply landings with evidence of crew members going ashore at Da Nang, Chu Lai, Vung Tau, and Hue, from October 1965-April 1966, March-August 1967, and September 1968-February 1969, USS Cabildo (LSD-16) conducted numerous troop, supply, and equipment landings at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, and Vung Tau from July 1965 to November 1968, USS Catamount (LSD-17) conducted numerous troop, supply, and equipment landings at Da Nang, Vung Tau, and Cua Viet River area on piers and with small boats from December 1965 to May 1969, USS Fort Marion (LSD-22) conducted numerous supply landings at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, and Mekong Delta area, with crew members going ashore, from October 1965-June 1966, September-December 1967, and December 1968-May 1969, USS Whetstone (LSD-27) conducted numerous troop and supply landings with smaller mike boats at Da Nang, Hue, Phu Bai, and Dong Ha from March 1965 to September 1969, USS Thomaston (LSD-28) conducted numerous troop and supply landings with small boats at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Song Co Chien River area, and Cua Viet River area from 1965 to 1972 [Note: no AO exposure for 1975 operations], USS Point Defiance (LSD-31) conducted numerous troop and supply landings with small boats at Da Nang, Van Tuong, and Kien Hoa from May 1965 through October 1972, USS Alamo (LSD-33) conducted numerous troop, supply, and equipment landings with smaller boats at Da Nang, Vung Tau, Song Bo De, An Thoi, and Tan My between August 1964 and October 1972, USS Hermitage (LSD-34) conducted troop landings in Da Nang area from June through October 1967, USS Monticello (LSD-35) conducted numerous troop and supply landings at Chu Lai and elsewhere from October 1965-March 1966, February-September 1967, March1968-February 1969, February-September 1970, March 1971, November 1971, October-December 1972, and January 1973, USS Anchorage (LSD-36) transported troops and supplies to and from shore with smaller craft at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Vung Tau, and An Thoi from February 1970 through July 1972, USNS General W. H. Gordon (T-AP-117) [Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) Transport Ship] transported troops and cargo to Vung Tau and elsewhere in Vietnam, with crew members going ashore, during 1965 and from December 1967 to March 1968, USNS Barrett (T-AP-196) carried US Army 2nd Transportation Company to Qui Nhon during August 1965 and transported additional troops to Vietnam from April to December 1968 and January to May 1969, USNS Geiger (T-AP-197) transported troops to Qui Nhon and Vung Tau from September to December 1965 and additional troops to Vietnam January to February 1967 and July 1969. Queen Mary holds the all-time record, with 15,740 troops on a single passage in late July 1943,[3] transporting a staggering 765,429 military personnel during the war.[3]. 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Capture of the Frolic on. Admiral R. E. Coontz (AP-122) (q.v.) Aerial, starboard bow, underway. This troop transport ship for the Colonial Marines is badass. Associated Conditions & Diseases 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. Panay (River Gunboat PG45). General Grant, Starboard side, on Tennessee River. Dead Weight Starboard side, underway. Sealift Magazine, October 1969 Admiral E. W. Eberle. MSTS brought 96% of their war He then took command of the 4th Army in July 1945 and died 21 November while on duty at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. The 70 Hindustan T In the era of the Cold War, the United States designed the United States ship so that she could easily be converted from a liner to a troopship, in case of war. Starboard bow, underway. 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