[51] Much of this work had been in relation to communications with far flung Army forces in the Philippines and Alaska. George D. 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The same wasn't true for friends of mine who came across soon afterwards on the USNT Upchurch. ", Following an overhaul, the transport was laid up in ready reserve at the Caven Point (New Jersey) Army Depot in New York harbor. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; E-mail General H. W. Butner arrived San Diego 24 April, and on 10 May made another Pacific cruise which lasted until her return to the West Coast 12 June. Buckner served on the New York to Bremerhaven route between 1955 and 1966. She then operated in the Caribbean until 11 April, when she departed for San Diego, California. ten more trips from New York to Bremerhaven and Southampton. Admiral E. W. Eberle [54] That SpanishAmerican War prize was replaced by the larger Dellwood for work with Alaskan cables. The conventional commercial and nautical term for such ships was "CS (name)" for "Cable Ship." [51] The transport Hooker was fitted as a cable ship for Philippine service arriving in Manila from New York 26 June 1899. amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links"; [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]. You can see a submarine docked to the left of the ship. I remember for several days we were not allowed on deck. Since I was the boy I got the top bunk and that was fine with me. I was given some pills and a supply of paper bags to take with me as I traveled the ship. I recall sitting at anchor at the Eastern entrance of the Panama Canal all day in sweltering heat. Army tugs were seen as far back as the American Civil War with the 1862 screw tug Terror. In February 1955 she departed San Francisco for New York, As a result, the Army lost almost all of its big vessels. I remember on several occasions we went down at such and angle, the propellers would come out of the water, and turn and that ship would just rock so hard. The head line is MacArthur policy. Ainsworth. [7], Army Marine Ship Repair Company (T/O & E 55-47): There was a large space on the deck level where we all hung out during day. I got lots of compliments, and had the run of the ship as newspaper editor. 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. She had to undergo an emergency C-section, at which time the ship's engines were turned off to provide as much calm as possible. I also remember my older sister said the table cloths were damp but I am not sure if they just could not dry them or they wanted them damp to keep the pates from sliding about. My mother was afraid of flying in an airplane so we went by ship We were processed through Ft. Hamilton, NY where received our battery of shots. The other ship, first obtained for the purpose, was a commercial ship allocated by the War Shipping Administration (WSA). The two years we spent in Germany were very educational and alot of fun. 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. I have lots of memorabilia of my dad's days in the Army, but I just can't find anything about our voyage home. 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. Returned to MARCOM, transferred to the US Army and renamed, 1946-50. I don't think we rolled over far enough to take on water through the stacks, as you depict in your story, but for 2 days or so, GI's were vomiting everywhere, and we too were banned from going to the deck. An Army band was there to greet us and when the soldiers were disembarking they played the song "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now". As with other cable work, some vessels were chartered. [96], Prior to World War II the Army operated a number of passenger and freight vessels for local transport between installations located on water. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Also aboard in 1953 was young Joe Rein, "I was eight years old in 1953 when my mother, two sisters, and I went transatlantic on the Rose to Bremenhaven. Headquarters of MSTS ELM is located at Grosvenor Square in London. Commissioned 21 November 1944 - Decommissioned 24 March 1946. UPDATE September 2019: WW2 Troopships is currently undergoing an entire site re-design! Eight days going over and ten days coming back. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "justinmuseum-20"; Close to those were the ships that were bareboat chartered by the Army, meaning that only the hull itself was chartered and Army was responsible for crewing and all other operational aspects. Between May 1947 and I also had the run of the ship as the editor and got to explore the entire vessel, from the heads in the bow to the fantail. John Lee shared that his "father and mother were on that rough seas trip on the Maurice Rose. If you are interested in the histories of merchant ships that served during WWII (as well as during other wars) in any capacity or that were lost due to wartime activities, please watch for our sister site "Liners and Merchant Ships At War" that is currently under construction. They were supplied with a large inventory of steel, sheet metal, lumber, aluminum, and other materials to manufacture needed parts. arriving at San Pedro, California, in early May Admiral E. 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A few were all military, many were civilian crewed and a large number were U.S. Coast Guard crewed. was decommissioned in May 1946 and transferred via the Maritime Following the abortive Hungarian revolution of 1957, the General Rose made three voyages from Bremerhaven carrying Hungarian refugees to New York. They come alive for us now, here in a land of Anglophiles. It was 1963, and the U.S. Army was shipping me to Europe. ( more) Welcome Aboard! The Army assumed formal ownership of the ship in "I too, crossed the Atlantic in December 1951, on the ship named "Maurice Rose". The Army heritage of civilian crewed transports and cargo ships continued in the operating model for MSTS and its "in service" non-commissioned ships designated as U.S. For more images related to this ship, see: Click on the small photograph to prompt There were daily movies and a library, but little else for people to do. The sixth, James B. Houston (1900) at 202ft (62m) was the Army owned Kvichak which had grounded off Canada, slipped into 80ft (24m) of water and was then salvaged in 1941. coasts.[60][61][62][63][64][65][66]. Struck from the Naval Register 12 April 1946. It was a wonderful reunion with my father who we hadn't seen for 9 months. After only three days in port General H. W. Butner sailed again, this time eastward to the West Coast. My job was to come up with some original content. USNS General Simon B. Buckner (T-AP-123) In drydock at the North German Lloyd shipyard at Bremerhaven after suffering ice damage to her propeller structure in the Weser River the previous winter. Dimensions were 158' 3" LOA 32' beam (moulded) at deck 8' draft powered by two 300hp diesels,[42] and was equipped with a 30-ton jumbo lift boom along with regular cargo booms and had a cargo capacity of 500 measurement tons. "I sailed in her to and from Germany when I was in the Army. D. Kahn, "Concrete Ship and Barge Program, 1941-1944"Ships for victory: a history of shipbuilding under the U.S. Maritime Commission in World War II[28], The Army had its own program for small boat construction and directly procured vessels and water craft that were under 200 feet or under 1,000 gross tons. 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). General H. W. Butner was decommissioned 28 January 1960 at Bayonne. Delivered transport from Bremerhaven Germany, arriving at port of New York, NY 6 March 1953. I think it was the Rose, I was about 15 (9th grade). This was my first time seeing even the lights of America since June 1956. Supplemental Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York, Who Were Inspected for Admission, and Related Index, compiled 1887-1952. Nicknamed the "Ambassador Ship," from February 1961 to July 1963, Blatchford transported a total of 43,500 troops from Malaysia, India, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Morocco, and even Iraq, over a total of 227,000 miles. moved to the Philippines where she embarked over 2,000 formerly What's New? Approximately 20 MSTS (nucleus and controlled) ships called at Bremerhaven and other ports served by MSTSO Bremerhaven each month. [7] Some of these ships, acquired and operating under United States Army Services of Supply, Southwest Pacific Area (USASOS SWPA), achieved some notability in military history in daring voyages to resupply the forces cut off in the Philippines from either Australia or the already collapsing Dutch East Indies. ", "I also remember the voice of a black steward yelling, "Rise and shin, Six O'clock" in the morning and that the dining tables had a raised edge to keep the plates from falling off it. ", In addition to the soldiers and their families who were passengers, the Rose was also home to her crew. Seven of these transports -- USNS Darby, Rose, Buckner, Patch, Gordon, Upshur, and Geiger -- run a tight schedule between Bremerhaven and New York. California to Vietnam, then returned to the East Coast and made She was run by the merchant marine. She returned to the Navy in March 1950 when most of the For some reason I have thought about the Rose often in the many years that has followed. 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. I got queasy but not totally wiped out like many. During these years, the ship also deployed to the Mediterranean 17 times to assist Sixth Fleet operations. 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. 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 21 October 2022, at 10:17. Future visions for HCMC's largest channel. All the GIs in their life jackets lined up facing the water. My older sister said she would sit on the floor of our cabin and as the ship would roll, she would slide around on the floor. Name format was "U.S. Army" over "H.A.# NAME" as indicated by a builder's model. A pregnant woman went into labor off the coast of Newfoundland, and she was taken aboard the Maurice Rose because they had a medical facility on board. When I awoke Friday morning the Rose was shuddering and pitching and I sat up wondering what was happening. The sailors said that it was the worst they had ever seen. I recall the rough waters. Our Officers and NCO's held senior positions among the army compliment and served as a small police force to manage disagreements among those below decks.". Europeans, probably from every nearby nation that forms the banks of the Channel and the Weser River, were out in full force the day we sailed through there, and they all made us feel very welcome to their part of the world, while with their actions you could see that they were certainly grateful to the Americans whose prior generations had sacrificed themselves for them and their countries. How soon some forget! I still have an old news paper, with news of the day with location and distance to port, printed on 20 April 1951. And I get into trouble because they aren't clean enough! The ship had just been redecorated to improve comfort for military personnel and their families traveling to Germany. The Banner was a major defense against boredom. World War II Troop Ships claims no ownership of the images displayed on this site except It certainly was an exciting adventure for an 8 yr. old boy. An aerial view of the oil spill in waters off Naujan in the province of Oriental Mindoro. (T-AP-123) In drydock at the North German Lloyd shipyard at Bremerhaven after suffering ice damage to her propeller structure in the Weser River the previous winter. WW2troopships.com & WWIItroopships.com I stood on the deck of Rose and looked at all the headlights zipping along on shore and wondered, what and how much has changed since. Naval Ship (prefix "USNS"). From the Canal Zone, General H. W. Butner sailed to La Pallice, France, and to Bremerhaven, where she embarked passengers for New York. We too hit a storm to end all storms. All were simply U.S. Army (LT/ST #).[1][155]. The whole ship was sick !! None of the troops were permitted above deck for some 2-2/12 days. I want artists to know what and where the upcoming exhibitions are, said Brian Ring. [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. This listing is a "work in progress" and additions will be made as they become known to us. We also hit a storm and lost mileage for three days." They were U.S. Army tugs, but not carried in the same central listing as the U.S. built tugs. Wir freuen uns, Ihnen das brandneue Lego 41027 einfhren zu drfen! It was a smooth sailing ship. Digital photographs[11] of a few of these vessels in Army service are provided at the Naval History and Heritage Command. "I took the Patch to Germany in 1961 and the Rose back a year later. Media in category "Troop transports of the United States Navy". 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. We were a CI detachment of 17 officers and enlisted, documented as civilians, wearing civilian clothes. 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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_General_H._W._Butner_(AP-113)&oldid=1064851761, Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States, Korean War auxiliary ships of the United States, World War II auxiliary ships of the United States, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 19 to 20.6 knots (35.2 to 38.2km/h) (sources vary), This page was last edited on 10 January 2022, at 14:41. USNS GENERAL ALEXANDER M. PATCH T-AP-122. 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. I remember the scene up on deck, we (pet owners) were the only ones allowed up top because we HAD to care for our animals. [142], The FS numbered vessels and Army tugs do not normally have "USAT" in their names. Commander Keen 4: The First and Only Video Game I Loved. Doyle gives the Saints a bad rap, but a lot of their infamous deeds were a response to the persecution the saints endured in Missouri and Illinois, which led to their trek west. The following 49 files are in this category, out of 49 total. The mimeographed paper was hard to read. This was bad for me, as I get worried in the bath tube, ha ha. Buckner served on the New York to Bremerhaven route between 1955 and 1966. However, they were born too early and did not survive. Five, from 350ft (110m) to 390ft (120m) in length, were built on the Great Lakes from 1901 to 1913. 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Web Site Copyright 2007 Shayne E. Wallesch & Wendy J. Hochnadel. I went to the dispensary with my mother and there were quite a few of us lined up in the same condition. 1 The U. S. Military Response to the 1960 - 1962 Berlin Crisis Dr. Donald A. Carter The U. S. Army Center of Military History he election of a new U.S.T president, John F. Kennedy, in November 1960 renewed the East- West tensions surrounding the city of Berlin that had simmered since the Allied occupation of Germany The exhibition also features many activities such as seminars, the third fruit and vegetable export forum, Grower Talks, business matching, international flower and Viet Nam fruit showcase The Netherlands is the partner country with 33 of its enterprises taking part. That cable laying capability had been allowed to deteriorate to the point that the Army had to charter the C.S. [52] The Army Signal Corps used a number of cable ships for that work including Burnside, Romulus, Liscum, Dellwood and two vessels intimately associated with the Coast Artillery Corps controlled mine work at the coastal fortifications; Cyrus W. Field and Joseph Henry. I learned quickly that the North Atlantic was not going to be a fun trip. An initial investigation showed the vessel drifted towards waters off Balingawan Point on Mindoro island due to rough sea conditions until it became half-submerged. the Curator to share or discuss or with any questions! I was glad I had been in the 23rd class of Artillery OCS. Many of these men have vivid memories of the passage, and the rough seas the ship often encountered. During the implementation, the SBV is prepared to refinance if participating banks have liquidity problems. According to the governor, Vietnams real estate industry requires a special loan package for the housing sector that helps address the market mismatch. USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113) - Wikipedia USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113) USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113), named for Henry W. Butner, was a troopship that served with the United States Navy in World War II and the Korean War. Geiger. I live just a few miles from where the ROSE came to spend her last days, at the James River Reserve Fleet. she made a crossing carrying troops from Naples, Italy to Trinidad Army purchase 31 March 1942, inter-island transport Hawaiian Islands, wrecked February 18, 1947. Our crossing was uneventful. BERLIN (AP) New research reveals that the hunter-gatherer people who dominated Europe 30,000 years ago sought refuge from the last Ice Age in warmer places, but only those who sheltered in what is now Spain and Portugal appear to have survived. The AFD has been operating in Vietnam since 1994 and has financed almost 100 projects for a total of 2.3 billion ($2.44 billion) in various sectors, including energy, transport, infrastructure, and agriculture. 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