Run," L. N. Mermer, The Mast Magazine, July 1948 That cable laying capability had been allowed to deteriorate to the point that the Army had to charter the C.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Placed out of service, 29 October 1954, at San Diego, CA. Ten ships, nine being Maritime Commission type N3-M-A1 cargo vessel hulls being built at Penn Jersey Shipbuilding for the U.S. Navy or Lend Lease, were transferred to the Army for operation as Engineer Port Repair Ships. One typical voyage during this period was transporting troops from Manila to San Francisco in January 1947.[1]. In addition to the transports the Army fleet included specialized types. Technologies. She was decommissioned at New York City 27 February 1946 and was returned to WSA[Clarification needed] for peacetime operations as an army transport. This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes. USAT has 5 employees across 2 locations. On 16 July 1968 title was transferred to Hudson Waterways Corp./McRae Shipping Corp. under the MARAD exchange program, and the ship was renamed SS Transhawaii, USCG ON 515621, IMO 6904820. since I too came to the United States as a Displaced Person in 1949. 3 lighters used as refrigerated warehouses. who arranged for housing and employment [which could not replace an American See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on During 1944 she sailed from West Coast ports carrying troops to Honolulu, Hawaii and other Pacific Theater destinations. [1] CS Restorer was under charter and used civilians, many from its commercial crew, under Army contract. families together. NAMESAKE - Major General James H. McRae, born 24 December 1863 at Lumber City, Ga., was commissioned Second Lieutenant in 1886. General J. H. McRae. for information about a troopship listed on this website. Provider of internet of things (loT) services focused on creating seamless and secure communication networks that pass data wirelessly between key systems and remote assets. DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service and operated as USNS General J. H. McRae (T-AP-149). On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General M. L. Hersey (T-AP-148). To emigrate to the U.S., a Displaced Person needed a sponsor On 11 January 1945 she sailed for India where she picked up troops and delivered them to various South Pacific destinations. JMP-70 (1943) (converted from FS-70 prior to launch), For reference above see the comprehensive list in Grover's print book, Allocated by the War Shipping Administration (WSA) for varying periods with commercial crews, Under a charter of the time or voyage type to Army with normal commercial crews, This page was last edited on 28 March 2023, at 18:10. spend on deck. 1948 CSQ (Quarters) ships acted as floating dormitories. [1] 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. Harbor tugs were Small Tugs (ST). She was sold in 1965 for commercial operation under the But duties made small demands on their time, with the whole day theirs to earliest known usage. In addition to the transports the Army fleet included specialized types. She was decommissioned at New York City 27 February 1946 and was returned to War Shipping Administration (WSA) for peacetime operations as a United States Army Transport (USAT) under bareboat charter until title was transferred on 30 August 1946. [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. after World War II. USAT General J. H. McRae underway, circa 1946-1950 (NH 105099).jpg 3,142 1,748; 3.77 MB. [57] The remaining ships were probably mixed crews. The handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads: "DP Transport. USAT's CEO is Keith McRae . 1948 The 20 dry cargo barges originally intended for bauxite were taken by the Army and 17 were used in the southwest Pacific for storehouses. Join TWS for Free Today! They were also fitted with landing platforms to accommodate four R-4 helicopters, creating the first seagoing helicopter-equipped ships, and provided medical evacuation of combat casualties in both the Philippines and Okinawa. McRae. take forever for the pages to load. men were given clean-up assignments on deck or in the engine room. entry into the country under the Displaced Person's Act of 1948. Sold for commercial service in 1968. As long as land was in sight, the D.P. These were operated by the Quartermaster Corps. Email: Please email your Tuition Assistance form to tpmilitary@umgc.edu (military servicemembers), thirdparty@umgc.edu (civilian and corporate), or tpveterans@umgc.edu (veterans). WWII LT construction did not use numbers greater than 935[156] with postwar LTs having four digit numbers until numbers starting with LT-801 were reused with 1993 construction.[157]. TTY: 202.488.0406. After the war came the reorganization that led to the U.S. Department of Defense rather than a separate United States Department of War and Department of the Navy with the decision on maritime logistics going in favor of it being administered by the Navy. Davis, Howard S. (January 1947). On 29 October 1954 the General J. H. McRae was inactivated. New York was welcoming these citizens-to-be Those are found below under their Army names. During the war these little ships plied back and forth between Navy PT boat bases, Crash Rescue Boat bases, and Engineer Special Brigade bases in the Pacific for the purpose of transporting personnel, hauling supplies and cargo, or occasionally for towing fuel barges and water craft, to bases along the coasts or to nearby islands. [1], As USAT General J. H. McRae she transported troops through 1950. Beverly McRae, Director of Sales. For example, the 1918 registry, Merchant Vessels of the United States, under its Quartermaster vessels section lists some 33 small passenger and freight steamers, many former commercial vessels, ranging from the 72.1ft (22.0m) Peterson[131] to the 185ft (56.4m) El Aguila. TTY: 202.488.0406. Officer In Charge of the Torpedo Depot", "U.S. Army Junior Mineplanter (USJMP) Lt. Col. M.N. Major General James H. McRae, born 24 December 1863 at Lumber City, Ga., was commissioned Second Lieutenant in 1886. harbor on an Easter Sunday. Keith McRae, Chief Executive Officer. All were U.S. Coast Guard-crewed with the Army in administrative and operational control as well as providing the repair detachments from the Army Marine Ship Repair Company (AMSR CO.). He is widely praised for launching a revolution in warfare by leading a comprehensive counter-terrorism organization that fused intelligence and operations, redefining the way military and government . Representative Frank Manned by civilians, she operated between New York and the United Kingdom until February 1954,[2] then shifted her base to San Francisco, California for runs to Japan. as only New York can welcome As the ship moved in toward the dock, her The transport Burnside was fitted as a cable transport and layer for the Philippines with three cable tanks capable of storing 550nmi (630mi; 1,020km) of cable.[53]. The MAC Log also said that up to this point the "MAC" had transported 36,000 troops over 120,000 nautical miles (220,000km; 140,000mi). This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes. McRae. aboard the Military Sea Transportation Service operated USNS General M. B. The 374 men bunked aft, the 316 women forward, with cabins The ex-Coast Artillery ships involved in mine planting were military crewed. For example, the vessel Orizaba (not the later Army owned vessel of the same name) was under Army charter from the Pacific Coast Steamship Company before being lost in 1900. Family groups gathered to luxuriate in the joy of just being Greeley 1942", "Gov't Steamer Major L'Enfant on the Potomac River approaching Camp Humphreys, Belvoir, VA May 1918 NARA111-SC-009889-ac", "World War II Coast Guard-Manned U.S. Army Freight and Supply Ship Histories", "War Shipping Administration Established by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Executive Order No. Note: The newer, large transports of WW II named for generals were the P2-S2-R2 variant of the P2 transport design, not an indicator of service affiliation. In 1946 she was transferred to the US Army and operated as USAT General J. H. McRae. What are some additional names or alternative spellings that users use while searching for USAT? [56] Army ship management lay in the Quartermaster Corps and later the Transportation Corps. worker]. [43], SWPA CP Fleet, Army CS ships provided communications relays and acted as command posts (CP) for forward elements ashore. ", My parents heard the streets in (3,142 1,748 pixels, file size: 3.77 MB, MIME type: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/, Last edited on 21 February 2022, at 10:19. I also remember the terrible smells, since nearly all were sick [41] The official designation was "Design No. Seagoing tugs, 92'-100' or greater were designated Large Tug (LT). She received four battle stars for Korean War service. Upon completion on 12 March 1970 she began hauling containerized cargo for Seatrain Lines. [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. Photograph | Photograph Number: 84686 View aboard the transport ship USAT General J.H. "Ex-Transport Carries D.P. A number of vessels were operated by the Army as small coastal freighters and passenger vessels without being formally given FP/FS numbers. You may not use more The ship was crewed by the U.S. Coast Guard until decommissioning. General J. H. McRae received four battle stars for Korean War service. A construction program in Australia built a number of tugs for the Southwest Pacific Area in both LT and ST size. She continued transporting troops from Europe and other ports through the end of 1945. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT G Though there were 193 family groups aboard, there were no facilities for quartering were not used and remained folded up it was quite crowded. Army Transport Service and its successor, Military Sea Transportation Service, . Keith received a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University. A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an McRaePhotograph of a boat drill on board the transport ship USAT General J.H. long and rough. Williams, Greg H.; "World War II U.S. Navy Vessels in Private Hands"; McFarland Books, 2013; This page was last edited on 9 April 2023, at 20:01. Learn about over 1,000 camps and ghettos in Volumes I-III of this encyclopedia, which are available as a free PDF download. USS General M. L. Hersey (AP-148) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship of the U.S. Navy in World War II.She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Mark Leslie Hersey.She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General M. L. Hersey in 1946. [22], See "The Forgotten Voyage of the USARS Duluth: Recalling a Coast Guard-Manned Vessel That Fell Through the Cracks of World War II History"[23] for one of the few descriptions of these vessels in service. Army purchase 31 March 1942, inter-island transport Hawaiian Islands, wrecked February 18, 1947. They and other smaller Army craft were simply designated as Army with "U.S. Army" over the number.[136]. Built as "Belfast", 1909, by Bath Iron Works. This letter brought a rush of memories, [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. In 1946 she was transferred to the U.S. Army and operated as USAT General J. H. McRae. Federal SCRA benefits apply to debt incurred before qualifying military service. A classified program named Operation Ivory Soap was conceived by the Air Technical Service Command to service aircraft close to the front in the Pacific Theatre of Operations. 3, Richmond, CA. Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, and Australia opened their doors Army tugs were seen as far back as the American Civil War with the 1862 screw tug Terror. These, as with all the smaller Army ships, were simply designated "U.S. Army name (number)", and not designated U.S. Army Transport (USAT). The Army has a fleet of approximately 132 watercraft, operated by units of the U.S. Army Transportation Corps. 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. McRae." Photographer Henry C. Steeber Date (National Archives and Records Administration) During World War II the U.S. Army operated approximately 127,793 pieces of floating equipment. the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. 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. In 1946 she was transferred to the US Army and operated as USAT General J. H. McRae. This ship became USNS General J.H. Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2007. USS General J. H. McRae (AP149) was a General G. O. Squierclass transport ship built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. Home, www.USMM.org 1998 Boat drill on board of USAT Gen. J.H. [135] The USCG crewed vessels have more Army history preserved than most of these little ships.[136]. past fade into oblivion" wrote a member of the crew on one of these Army use as tug, 428 tons, 147' length, built Neafie & Levy 1897 as "Plymouth" to USCG as "Iris" 18991934, sold 21 June 1934 as "Plymouth", later "Big Chief" 1938, service with both the Army and Navy during World War II, "B. O. Colonna" 1956, scrapped 1973, United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Mine Planters & Associated Ships 1904-1909, "U.S. Army Coastal Freighters (F, FS) Built During WWII", List of World War II vessel types of the United States, "The U.S. Army's San Francisco Port of Embarkation in World War II", "USAT Fred C. Ainsworth (Transport, 1943-1950)", "Chapter 4: "Help on the Way". The Navy reacquired the ship during the mass transfer of Army ships to Navy on 1 March 1950 and assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS). operated some of the refugee ships; others were operated under charter by After the war they were housed in camps administered by the International Army owned vessels of the core fleet are quite clear, even though some of those switched between Army and Navy during the war. [1] In general only ships owned, under long term bareboat charter or allocation to the Army, first through the Quartermaster Corps and later the Transportation Corps, were formally designated as a U.S. Army Transport (USAT). Bureau announced that 205,000 D.P. USNS GENERAL J. H. McRAE T-AP-149. USS Redwood - WikiMili, The Best Wikipedia Reader One source states the Army had 30 junior mine planters by 1919. Nicknamed sailjers, They wore sailor dungarees on the ship, and Army uniforms on land. CSM (Maintenance) ships, in addition to acting as CS ships, were also equipped for radio repair operations to supply floating maintenance. This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the taken "many cruises on some of the world's biggest cruise ships, but USNS General J. H. McRae in Bremerhaven, Germany, and arrived in New York on October 14, 1951. File:USAT General J. H. McRae underway, circa 1946-1950 (NH 105099).jpg. USS General J. H. McRae (AP-149) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. Bought by WSA on 17 July 1942, sub BB same date to War Dept until 17 February 1945. The Museums Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. Boat drill on board of USAT Gen. J.H. 210, 150 Foot Steel Diesel Retrieving Vessel", sometimes termed "Aircraft Retrieving Vessel" in later references. Original file (3,142 1,748 pixels, file size: 3.77 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg), https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/PDMCreative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0falsefalse. woman, with 63 orphans among their number. "Representatives of the nation, 's stood there on deck watching their [51], The Army entered the field of undersea cable work in connecting the military installations in the Philippine Islands. separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Reacquired by the Navy March 1 1950. Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1946, Transferred to the War Shipping Administration for use by the US Army Transportation Service, Loaned to the War Department, 27 February 1946, commissioned. Troopships used during World War II included passenger liners such as SS America, C2s, C3s, C4s, Liberty and Victory ships, foreign ships taken over by the USA such as the Saturnia. Many passengers were seasick. Washington, DC 20024-2126 Note: The original image is printed on a postcard which was mailed 11 August 1969. 2 Army repair ships (Army repair ship or FMS). Keith McRae is the Chief Executive Officer at USAT based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. and commissioned 8 August 1944 at Richmond, California. [69][70], Mine Planters & Associated Ships 1904-1909;[70], Numbered Mine Planters 1942-1943;[70][92][93], .mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}[A]Cyrus W. Field was a Signal Corps ship closely associated with mine cable work and sometimes listed with the planters. Bareboat charter & involved in prewar construction of air ferry route bases, particularly Christmas Island. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service and operated as USNS General J. H. McRae (T-AP-149). Holocaust Memorial Museum will help you learn more about the Holocaust and research your family history. ", Crowded accommodations in the women's hold. [1] 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. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The Museums Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. View aboard the transport ship USAT General J.H. (McKeller Req1/MARAD VSC). On 11 January 1945 she sailed for India where she picked up troops and delivered them to various South Pacific destinations. On 24 February 1960 she was transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benicia, California. 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