of the state and of the city welcomed them as future citizens. this was one of the best.". >>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the Cargo of Hope, It was a short note, just a request 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.In 1946 she was transferred to the US Army and operated as USAT General J. H. McRae.On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service and operated as USNS General J. H. McRae (T-AP-149). USAT . CSQ (Quarters) ships acted as floating dormitories. after World War II. 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. - 2002. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on 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. "DP's on Way in 6 Months," New York Times, July 10, 1948 Learn about over 1,000 camps and ghettos in Volumes I-III of this encyclopedia, which are available as a free PDF download. The Reading Room at the Shapell Center is open to the public, Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center, JEWISH REFUGEES: POSTWAR IMMIGRATION -- North America -- Refugee Ships -- General. General J. H. McRae was launched 26 April 1944 by the Kaiser Co., Kaiser Shipyards, Yard 3, Richmond, California. 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. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for During World War II, five seagoing hopper dredges already in civil service, were fitted with 3-inch deck guns and 20-millimeter antiaircraft guns. Typical C-4 Troopship used to transport Displaced Persons, "We watched them come aboard 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). Washington, DC 20024-2126 [142] Exempted from WSA control were combatants, vessels owned by Army or Navy and coastal and inland vessels. Others were sold commercially or simply scrapped. Research family history relating to the Holocaust and explore the Museum's collections about individual survivors and victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. This page was last edited on 29 July 2020, at 19:03. For most refugees their embarkation point was Bremerhaven; others If you see substantial portions of this General J. H. McRae received four battle stars for Korean War service. 1948 CSN (News) ships were used by civilian reporters. This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes. [36], Eleven of these small ships were built for the U.S. Army Air Corps/Army Air Forces in late 1942 through mid 1943. == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Photograph |description = {{en|1=The U.S. Army Transport USAT ''General J. H. McRae'', circa 1946-1950. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. The Holocaust Encyclopedia provides an overview of the Holocaust using text, photographs, maps, artifacts, and personal histories. She was named for US Army Major General James H. McRae. 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. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service and operated as USNS General J. H. McRae (T-AP-149). The Reading Room at the Shapell Center is open to the public, Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center, JEWISH REFUGEES: POSTWAR IMMIGRATION -- North America -- Refugee Ships -- General McCrae. [15] In total the Corps has approximately 2,300 floating plant assets, including barges, tow boats, floating cranes, survey boats, patrol boats and dredges. [1] He was awarded Silver Stars for gallantry in the Spanish-American War and in the Philippine Instruction; and received the Distinguished Service Medal as Commander of the 78th Division in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of World War I. the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. [1] Those under other arrangements continued operating as SS NAME. There was Attorney Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible. Read More. 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. 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. McRae.". Main telephone: 202.488.0400 Washington, DC 20024-2126 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. Returned to the Maritime Commission, 30 June 1947, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA. During World War II the U.S. Army operated approximately 127,793 pieces of floating equipment. One typical voyage during this period was transporting troops from Manila to San Francisco in January 1947.[1]. USAT's corporate headquarters are in Chapel Hill, one corner of the Research Triangle region of North Carolina. 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). You may not use more On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service and operated as USNS General J. H. McRae (T-AP-149). Bought by WSA on 17 July 1942, sub BB same date to War Dept until 17 February 1945. Boat drill on board of USAT Gen. 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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. Others congregated in groups, telling each other of the things they She was converted to a container ship by the Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in 19691970. The Transportation Corps determined that at war's end it was operating 746 tugs of the LT/ST types. Refugee Organization. postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of McRae (T-AP-149) in 1950. [13] ( "Ex-Transport Carries D.P. USAT General J. H. McRae underway, circa 1946-1950 (NH 105099).jpg 3,142 1,748; 3.77 MB. 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. [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. Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. (McKeller Req1/MARAD VSC). Technologies. This ship became USNS General J.H. [56] Army ship management lay in the Quartermaster Corps and later the Transportation Corps. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service and operated . 3,485 GI's, but usually carried fewer than 700 refugees. [57] The remaining ships were probably mixed crews. 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. Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't Representative Frank [135] The USCG crewed vessels have more Army history preserved than most of these little ships.[136]. 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. Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons O'Dwyer spoke of the people of New York City itself. File:USAT General J. H. McRae underway, circa 1946-1950 (NH 105099).jpg, Category:USS General J. H. McRae (AP-149), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:USAT_General_J._H._McRae_underway,_circa_1946-1950_(NH_105099).jpg&oldid=631302739, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. The more confusing ships are those that were short-term or time or voyage chartered ships.[1]. McRae. There should be a The author mentioned Restorer in 1941. out of a machine, and in the evening we saw black-and-white American movies Army owned vessels of the core fleet are quite clear, even though some of those switched between Army and Navy during the war. [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]. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the Shapell Center. Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown. (McKeller Req1/MARAD VSC). flags fluttered from bow to stern; while amidship were eleven foreign flags, 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). She continued transporting troops from Europe and other ports through the end of 1945. Within each set, They were supplied with a large inventory of steel, sheet metal, lumber, aluminum, and other materials to manufacture needed parts. than a few lines without permission. During World War II the U.S. Army operated approximately 127,800 watercraft of various types. The conventional commercial and nautical term for such ships was "CS (name)" for "Cable Ship." This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. 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. [1] CS Restorer was under charter and used civilians, many from its commercial crew, under Army contract. Bareboat charter & involved in prewar construction of air ferry route bases, particularly Christmas Island. [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. tables, except for mothers with small children who were given seats in the Photos: Mast Magazine and personal collection, List "Cargo of Hopes," John K. Tennant, The Mast Magazine, December For On 5 March 1975 she was sold to the Puerto Rico Maritime Authority and renamed SS Aguadilla. McRae Description: (U.S. Army Transport) Underway, circa 1946-1950. Merchant Marine at War, www.usmm.org, as the source. [54] That SpanishAmerican War prize was replaced by the larger Dellwood for work with Alaskan cables. This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the I also remember the terrible smells, since nearly all were sick Later service included command of the V Corps, the Philippine Department at Manila, the IX Corps and the II Corps. meager belongings. The handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads: "DP Transport. as only New York can welcome As the ship moved in toward the dock, her USS Sterett (DLG/CG-31) was a Belknap-class destroyer leader / cruiser.She was the third ship to be named for Master Commandant Andrew Sterett (1778-1807), who served during the Quasi-War with France and the Barbary Wars.She was launched as DLG-31, a frigate, and reclassified a cruiser (CG) on 30 June 1975.. As a result, the Army lost almost all of its big vessels. 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. The other ship, first obtained for the purpose, was a commercial ship allocated by the War Shipping Administration (WSA). Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Eventually, the United States, [35], Army F-ships (100-dwt) were little freighters built on the lines of a Dutch wooden shoe and had a capacity of about 100 tons with a maximum speed of 8 knots. These benefits provide qualifying military service members with a 6% interest rate as well as waivers for certain account fees. Although General Tom Clark to convey a message to them from President Truman. Like other Displaced Persons, we soon found out 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. at 6 years of age I was too young to form strong opinions about the cuisine, 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. Decommissioned, 27 February 1946, at New York, N.Y. Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined). The company is equipped with an especially converted ship or barge, fully equipped with machine, electric, engine, wood-working, rigging and paint shops. Learn about their Business Services market share, competitors, and USAT's email format. Served in this Transport Boat? USS General W. G. Haan (AP-158) was a General G. O. Squier -class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. McRae." Photographer Henry C. Steeber Date These additional online resources from the U.S. Some of these were substantial vessels, 300 feet long, with a 3,000-ton displacement and a crew complement of 60-plus men. 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. Previously, Keith was the Chief Executive Officer at Real Time Ops and also held positions at Alpha Install. She was scrapped in Taiwan in 1987. 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. All of the "Admiral" variants that were put into service were transferred to the Army after the war and renamed for generals. Placed in Service March 1 1950 - Out of Service October 29 1954. The family was sponsored for U.S. citizenship and sailed on the USAT General McRae on September 3, 1949. 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. Each ship was assigned a complement of 344 soldiers who were trained for marine operations. Vertrek Korea vrijwilligers met het Amerikaans . USS General J. H. McRae (AP-149) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship built for the United States Navy in World War II. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service and operated as USNS General J. H. McRae (T-AP-149). Federal SCRA benefits apply to debt incurred before qualifying military service. 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. [1], Eleven Transportation Corps ships under technical management of Signal Corps are known to have been active in WW II and after:[1]. 210, 150 Foot Steel Diesel Retrieving Vessel", sometimes termed "Aircraft Retrieving Vessel" in later references. The ship was crewed by the U.S. Coast Guard until decommissioning. [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). Lost in Irish Sea to submarine, January 1945. [41] The official designation was "Design No. [1], As USAT General J. H. McRae she transported troops through 1950. In 1946 she was transferred to the US Army and operated as USAT General J. H. McRae. Kay Reznicek, Director of HR & Accounting. 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. One typical voyage during this period was transporting troops from Manila to San Francisco in January 1947.[2]. 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]. USAT has 5 employees across 2 locations. [16][17], The ships were designated as Aircraft Repair Units, Floating (ARUs) and operated by the Army Transport Service, all of whose officers and men were merchant mariners. During 1944 she sailed from West Coast ports carrying troops to Honolulu, Hawaii and other Pacific Theater destinations. Most of the cable was saved. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW [1] The first ship supplied by the Quartermaster Corps to the Signal Corps for cable work was the U. S. Army Transport Burnside. [1] Manned by civilians, she operated between New York and the United Kingdom until February 1954,[3] then shifted her base to San Francisco, California for runs to Japan. Nathanael Greene -class large coastal tugs (6 built) General Frank S. Besson -class logistics support vessels (8 built) LCM-8 Landing Craft Mechanized - (40 built) The Army has a fleet of approximately 132 watercraft, operated by units of the U.S. Army Transportation Corps. Ranging in age from a seven-week-old infant-in-arms to a seventy-nine-year-old She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Henry Blanchard Freeman. If you have images or information to add to this page, then either men were given clean-up assignments on deck or in the engine room. image of a cover showing that postmark. 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. Europeans: people who were unable or unwilling to return to their native countries Army purchase 31 March 1942, inter-island transport Hawaiian Islands, wrecked February 18, 1947. 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. Placed out of service, 29 October 1954, at San Diego, CA. [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. 's from Bremerhaven to New York. 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. Keith McRae is the Chief Executive Officer at USAT based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Those, included vessels not related to transport such as mine vessels and waterway or port maintenance ships and other service craft. Personal Correspondence There is some confusion on ship designators within even official records. Each was equipped with a 40 by 72 feet (12m 22m) steel deck to support helicopter operations. Keith received a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University. "As the ship approached the Six Liberty ships were converted at Point Clear, Alabama, near Brookley Field, outside Mobile, Alabama. Holocaust Memorial Museum will help you learn more about the Holocaust and research your family history. [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. Harbor tugs were Small Tugs (ST). Though there were 193 family groups aboard, there were no facilities for quartering 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. the first time in my life I had oranges, bananas, nickel Cokes in bottles TTY: 202.488.0406. After the war they were housed in camps administered by the International [8] That situation is captured by Masterson on page 324: On 28 April General MacArthur reported that his fleet consisted of twenty-eight vesselsthe twenty-one KPM vessels (the majority of which had not been delivered); the Dona Nati. U.S. USS Redwood - WikiMili, The Best Wikipedia Reader worker]. Part 2. On 29 October 1954 the General J. H. McRae was inactivated and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet at San Diego, CA. Early in the war a number of designs were inaugurated. ", My parents heard the streets in English: The U.S. Army Transport USAT General J. H. McRae, circa 1946-1950.

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