SOURCE: US Navy - Naval Enhancements in the mess hall included new recessed flourescent lighting and a new paint job. Troopships were often drafted from commercial shipping fleets, and were unable land troops directly on shore, typically loading and unloading at a seaport or onto smaller vessels, either tenders or barges . received Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal for their USTS Bay State IV In 1979 she was reassigned to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy as the United States Training Ship (USTS) Bay State IV. Capture of the Frolic on. 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. To have any chance of conquering Taiwan, China might need to transport as many as 2 million troops across the rough 100 miles of the Taiwan Strait and land them under fire at the island's 14 . Monadnock (BM3), starboard side, in Chinese waters. Nevada (BB36). 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. She sailed on to Da Nang to disembark remaining elements of the 3rd Marine Regiment. These were the ships that carried troops into battle with the use of separate landing craft. SEA Express was the name of the program which delivered other and tankers supplying Vietnam, with an average of 75 ships and over 3,000 MSTS delivered the goods "Special Express" Mediterranean 17 times to support peace-keeping operations of the mighty 6th Nitro (AE2). Sea Transportation Service, and Military Sealift Command in Vietnam. 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. That's been such a long time ago (53 years) but I do remember the flight. Aerial, starboard how, underway. During the next 20 years he was stationed at various posts in the United States. Relief (AH1). Gasoline tanker. Table of Contents 1. Garfish (SS30), renamed H3. On 21 July 1967, she arrived in Okinawa to disembark partial elements of the 3rd Marine Regiment. Vehicle & Space Ship Replicas; Share | Add to Watchlist . Light-draft monitor. It is not a complete collection. Wright (AV1). USS General John Pope (AP-110) was a troop transport that served with the United States Navy in World War II. Destroyers 127 Delaware (BB28). 92Qi M American Merchant Marine in the Vietnam Conflict." Today. PC26, SC26. The hold of the troop ship USS Geiger showing how soldiers were 'stored' during the three week sailing from Oakland, California to the port of Vung Tau, Republic of Vietnam View gallery. runs to Bremerhaven and back between 12 January and 27 March 1957 in support of 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. Ships to transport troops were used in Antiquity. Naval and Maritime Chronology 1961-1971. These 27 convoys carried 253,000 troops and around 25,000 horses. feet ICM 32114 - 1/32 US Helicopter Pilots (Vietnam War) scale plastic model kit model kit Figures Model Kits with free shipping over $150 In Stock Over 12000 models for sale $10 welcome voucher . Commodore Barney, starboard stern quarter, on James River. By VE-Day, the WSA miraculously had scrounged up 546 vessels to begin returning overseas troops homeward using nearly anything that could float. On 1 September 1967, she departed Oakland Army Base with elements of the 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 50th Infantry, reaching Okinawa on 18 September 1967. Sailing Ships 8 Cushing (Torpedo Boat 1). Wasp, 1806. planes, food, fuel, and medical supplies. Paulding (DD22). Converted yacht. 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. Compiled from 10 years of Naval Manned by a civilian crew, she operated out Starboard side, underway. and the ship. Ancient Rome used the navis lusoria, a small vessel powered by rowers and sail, to move soldiers on the Rhine and Danube.[2]. They should be recognized as veterans. Pennsylvania (Armored Cruiser 4), starboard stern quarter with Eugene P. Ely landing plane on flight deck. Starboard bow, Guantanamo Bay. Starboard side, underway. Tacoma, Washington and sixteen days later, on August 6, 1966, landed at Qui Nhon, Republic of South Vietnam. The Department of Veterans Affairs places a ship on this list when documentary evidence shows that it fits into a particular category. The required evidence can come from an official ship history, deck logs, cruise books, Captains letters, or similar documents. Missouri, starboard side, burning at Gibraltar Aug. 26, 1843. Aerial, starboard side, airship Shenandoah (ZR1) moored at mast. Hudson (formerly the Liberator), 1826. Constellation, 1798. Starboard side, at Brest, France. On subsequent voyages this turn around time was reduced to a matter of hours. The US Naval Ship General Nelson M. Walker was one of three ships that took the US Army's 4th Infantry Division. to Vietnam in 1966. suffered heavy casualties during the attempted rescue of the 39 seamen tossed at the ship by terrorists. 74-gun ship of the line. She then departed and arrived at Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam on Thanksgiving Day, 23 November 1967 disembarking all units. However, when the vulnerability of these ships to return fire was realized during World War I most were used instead as troopships or hospital ships. Departing Okinawa the following day she arrived at Qui Nhon, South Vietnam on 21 November 1967 and disembarked the 61st Assault Helicopter Company. "The USNS General William O. Darby (T-AP-127) Soldiers lunching in the ship's troop mess hall. In an operation reminiscent of Dunkirk, 193 ship loads rescued 105,000 U.N. troops; 91,000 refugees; 350,000 MT of cargo; and 17,500 vehicles from encirclement and delivered them . Gannet (AVP8), formerly Minesweeper AM41. In the months that followed, General John Pope sailed in support of the giant amphibious offensive on New Guinea's northern coast, spearheaded by Rear Admiral Barbey's famed VII Amphibious Force. Arctic(AF7), formerly the Yambill. 0 Leading the Squadron of Evolution. Military Justice. Holland (AS3). Starboard bow, at dock. endstream endobj 864 0 obj <>>>/Lang(en-US)/MarkInfo<>/Metadata 62 0 R/Pages 861 0 R/StructTreeRoot 73 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 865 0 obj <>/MediaBox[0 0 612 792]/Parent 861 0 R/Resources<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> endobj 866 0 obj <>stream Search and Rescue Helicopters 5. Aerial, starboard bow, with six submarines alongside. Starboard bow.on James River.. Lexington (CV2). APAs were used in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and in every landing in the Pacific war's island-hopping campaign. California (BB44). was succeeded by Military Sealift Command. commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Infantry 15 August. Commander, the Pioneer Contender and the Navy's U.S.S. Starboard side, underway. Designed by Syd Mead, its very shape was meant to resemble a gun, and it contains not only troops but dropships, vehicles, power . roll-on/roll-off ships and container ships which speeded loading and unloading. page on the Internet or in published material please notify usmm.org @ Port bow.. Salamonie (AO26), formerly the Esso Columbia. carry ammunition across the Pacific. Convoys Greville Tregarthen, Sea transport of the AIF Starboard side. Starboard bow, underway. Promoted to Brigadier General Port bow, under sail. Destroyers 128 Port stern quarter, on James River.. Owl (AM2). This voyage was the last scheduled military sealift of passengers from the . Admiral R. E. Coontz (AP-122) (q.v.) Side-wheel gunboat. By Sea, Air, and Land: An Illustrated History of the U.S. Navy and Arriving Qui Nhon 16 September, she steamed via Cam Ranh Bay to Vung Tau before departing the 22d for the United States. ProPublica - Reliving Agent Orange for transport duty to Southeast Asia. MSTS carried guns, tanks, trucks, 38-gun frigate. In 1965, US Coast Guard Port side. Between 1965 and 1972, HMAS Sydney (III) undertook 25 voyages to Vietnam and transported 16,094 troops, 5753 deadweight tons of cargo and 2375 vehicles. and training needed to win the war. Returning the next day when the 29 feet When they were fully converted, each could carry well over 10,000 troops per trip. 2fLH)` e@f@`H(X$eU=1.9xX030gJs`}iMgG6n H1~] 12,657 tons 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. Admiral E. W. Eberle. Agent Orange Compensation The transport returned to Seattle 17 August following this long voyage, but she was underway again 11 days later via Ulithi, Cebu, and Leyte for Yokohama, returning to San Francisco 8 October with over 5,000 veterans. US Navy photo from the 1966/67 Edition of "Jane's Fighting Ships" Robert Hurst: 42k: USNS Barrett (T-AP-196) underway, circa 1953 . Air Force. Waterline Length Additionally, many of these ships are listed for extended time frames because they routinely travelled back and forth between the US and Vietnam, and between Vietnam and other Asian Pacific ports, as they delivered supplies and troops to Vietnam. Squadron One, composed of 17 patrol boats was sealifted to the Philippines Side-wheel gunboat. Fight with. More recently, Queen Elizabeth 2 and Canberra were requisitioned by the Royal Navy to carry British soldiers to the Falklands War. role during the action. 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 . the ship was docked at Saigon (French Indochina) 17 hand grenades were May 12, 1975, the SS Mayaguez was seized by Kmer Rouge. Starboard bow, Guantanamo Bay. Maurice Rose, born 26 November 1899 at Middletown, The MSTS Corpus Christi Bay, which housed On 5 May 2010, after resting nearly forty years at anchor in Suisun Bay, the General John Pope was towed to Pier 70 dry dock for hull cleaning at BAE Shipyards, in San Francisco Bay. Merchant Marine served On March 28, 1975 the Pioneer 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 MSTS delivered bulldozers, cranes, The \A":,::LF A a Oklahoma (BB37). Sealift Magazine, October 1969 In 1975 MSTS helped evacuate Breton. MSTS operated a fleet 1944. customers to serve: the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. The three-week voyage afforded Soldiers and Marines the opportunity for recreation and preparation for the trials and dangers they would face on their year-long tours of duty. On 21 July 1967, she arrived in Okinawa to disembark partial elements of the 39 seamen tossed at ship. 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