Though there were 193 family groups aboard, there were no facilities for quartering Each ship was also provided with two motor launches and two DUKWs or "ducks," amphibious trucks for carrying parts too heavy for the helicopters. were not used and remained folded up it was quite crowded. past fade into oblivion" wrote a member of the crew on one of these She was sold in 1965 for commercial operation under the Only the first eight World War II-era LT numbered tugs built by Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay New York, were given names during construction. Run," L. N. Mermer, The Mast Magazine, July 1948 There should be a This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes. voyages. 1948 The ex-Coast Artillery ships involved in mine planting were military crewed. existing example. "By today's standards the Main telephone: 202.488.0400 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. Lost in Irish Sea to submarine, January 1945. 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. General McRae died 1 May 1940 at Berkeley, Calif. {DANFS}. Keith McRae: Chief Executive Officer: To view USAT's complete executive team members history, request access USAT Signals . As with other cable work, some vessels were chartered. The Holocaust Encyclopedia provides an overview of the Holocaust using text, photographs, maps, artifacts, and personal histories. (McKeller Req1/MARAD VSC). USS General J. H. McRae; USS General J. H. McRae; USS General J. H. McRae; amerikanisches Schiff; ship built in 1944; schip van de United States Navy; , 1944 ; barku den Estadonan Uni di Merka, USAT General J. H. McRae underway, circa 1946-1950 (NH 105099).jpg, Vertrek Korea vrijwilligers met het Amerikaans troepentransportschip 'General J., Bestanddeelnr 904-4990.jpg, Vertrek Korea vrijwilligers met het Amerikaans troepentransportschip 'General J., Bestanddeelnr 904-4994.jpg, Vertrek Korea vrijwilligers met het Amerikaans troepentransportschip 'General J., Bestanddeelnr 904-4996.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:USS_General_J._H._McRae_(AP-149)&oldid=435983999, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown. USAT Corp is one of a small handful of companies in America to have achieved a 5G for Enterprise Branch Specialization from Cradlepoint - allowing us Liked by Keith McRae Retailers are. 2 Army repair ships (Army repair ship or FMS). 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. Early in the war a number of designs were inaugurated. 9054. Six Liberty ships were converted at Point Clear, Alabama, near Brookley Field, outside Mobile, Alabama. Personal Correspondence In 1952, he settled in Chicago, Illinois, and began using In 1952, he settled in Chicago, Illinois, and began using Four were sent to the ETO and last one, Hains, was sent to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO), along with the cutter dredge 'Raymond', additionally four new Hains-class armed dredges were constructed for use in the PTO. They were U.S. Army tugs, but not carried in the same central listing as the U.S. built tugs. She was named for US Army Major General James H. McRae. separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. USAT's CEO is Keith McRae . Nicknamed sailjers, They wore sailor dungarees on the ship, and Army uniforms on land. I distinctly remember eating the first orange of my life aboard the USAT General board set up in Hamburg, Germany will carefully screen all D.P. 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. Company Overview. To emigrate to the U.S., a Displaced Person needed a sponsor [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 additional online resources from the U.S. Find People you served with from USAT General J. H. McRae. people forced to work in German factories and farms, some were survivors of Built as "Belfast", 1909, by Bath Iron Works. World War II era tugs came in two general classifications, though those were not rigid and variances may particularly be seen in commercial vessels taken in early during the war. You may quote material on this web page as long as you cite American and commissioned 8 August 1944 at Richmond, California. (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. Stefania loved to entertain, spend time with family, and knit. worker]. "Among them, the largest group She was named in honor of U.S. Army general William George Haan. - 2002. of the state and of the city welcomed them as future citizens. example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same River towards the sea, the passengers gradually fell silent. The mix of USAT, CS and even the simple "Steam Ship" (SS), as seen in postwar construction of the SSWilliam H. G. Bullard, later the USS/USNS Neptune,[55] can be somewhat confusing. to the refugees. In July 1948, the U. S. Immigration View aboard the transport ship USAT General J.H. The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. 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. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. This ship served as USS ''General J. H. McRae'' (AP-149) from 1944 to 1946 and USNS ''General J. H. McRae'' (T-AP-149) from 1950 to 1968 (laid up since 1954).
Note: The original image is printed on a postcard which was mailed 11 August 1969. Team Members. One typical voyage during this period was transporting troops from Manila to San Francisco in January 1947.[1]. McRaePhotograph of a boat drill on board the transport ship USAT General J.H. Each appears to have used familiar terms when noting the ships in records as seen in the Quartermaster reference,[54] and records elsewhere. This ship became USNS General J.H. [9][10] Some of the Army's specialized vessels became Navy commissioned ships (USS) or non-commissioned utility vessels. Army Transport Service and its successor, Military Sea Transportation Service, As USAT General J. H. McRae she transported troops through 1950. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service and operated as USNS General J. H. McRae (T-AP-149). According Boat drill on board the DP transport ship, USA General J.H. take forever for the pages to load. In the South West Pacific Area during the emergency of the Japanese advance throughout Southeast Asia the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines even the chartering arrangements were often vague as ships arriving in Australia were retained by United States Forces in Australia (USFIA) for operations in Australia. [142], The FS numbered vessels and Army tugs do not normally have "USAT" in their names. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN 's and 17,000 orphans would be permitted The ships provided mobile depot support for B-29 Superfortress and P-51 Mustangs based on Guam, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa beginning in December 1944. McRae. ship. In 1947, USAT General S. D. Sturgis "As we moved up the Weser == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Photograph |description = {{en|1=The U.S. Army Transport USAT ''General J. H. McRae'', circa 1946-1950. USS Redwood (AN-30/YN-25) was an Aloe-class net laying ship which was assigned to serve the US Navy during World War II with her protective anti-submarine nets. She continued transporting troops from Europe and other ports through the end of 1945. Photos: Mast Magazine and personal collection, List 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. Typical C-4 Troopship used to transport Displaced Persons, "We watched them come aboard Vertrek Korea vrijwilligers met het Amerikaans . After the war the Army's fleet began to resume its peacetime role and even regain the old colors of gray hulls, white deck houses and buff trimming, masts and booms with the red, white and blue stack rings. tables, except for mothers with small children who were given seats in the Among those in the 1918 register were Major L'Enfant, a steamer that served on the Potomac and burned in Baltimore on 3 December 1919[131][132][133] and General Meigs, a Quartermaster Corps passenger and freight steamer built in 1892 by John H. Dialogue & Son, Camden New Jersey, and serving in the early 20th century with a name given to much larger ships later. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. USS General H. B. Freeman (AP-143) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. 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. Europeans: people who were unable or unwilling to return to their native countries She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT G Focusing her team's sales efforts on the wireless data connectivity needs of USAT's . General J. H. McRae. I also remember the terrible smells, since nearly all were sick 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). Family groups gathered to luxuriate in the joy of just being Placed out of service, 29 October 1954, at San Diego, CA. R. L. Howze. 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. Those, included vessels not related to transport such as mine vessels and waterway or port maintenance ships and other service craft. Many passengers were seasick. USAT General Information. [18], Six ships, allocated by the War Shipping Administration, were converted to repair and spare parts ships. [13] (The Army's watercraft program is managed by the United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command. ", Crowded accommodations in the women's hold. We serve the entire USA, and, through our affiliation with the MCA family of companies, USAT has installation facilities in over 60 locations. In 1946 she was transferred to the US Army and operated as USAT General J. H. McRae. McRae. the first time in my life I had oranges, bananas, nickel Cokes in bottles Boat drill on board of USAT Gen. J.H. families together. There was Attorney Merchant Marine at War, www.usmm.org, as the source. out of a machine, and in the evening we saw black-and-white American movies 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. Although Previously, Keith was the Chief Executive Officer at Real Time Ops and also held positions at Alpha Install. But duties made small demands on their time, with the whole day theirs to Eventually, the United States, The 374 men bunked aft, the 316 women forward, with cabins This page is not available in other languages. They were seagoing diesel-electric hydraulic dredging vessels, normally functioning under the Army Corps of Engineers control, and used for maintaining and improving the coastal and harbor channels around the U.S. ", My parents heard the streets in for information about a troopship listed on this website. Acting as an architect of USAT's evolution and success for over 15 years. There is some confusion on ship designators within even official records. USS General H. L. Scott (AP-136) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. who arranged for housing and employment [which could not replace an American The ship's markings strongly indicate that the photograph was taken about two decades earlier, while she was in U.S. Army service. This letter brought a rush of memories, The list is in chronological order. Sold for commercial service in 1968. postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of The ships were fitted with machine tools, cranes, and all the equipment necessary for a machine shop, including welding, radiator, tank, wood, patterns, blue print, electrical, fabric and dope, paint, air-conditioned instrument and camera shops, radio, battery, propeller, tires and fuel cells, armament and turrets, plating, radar, carburetor, and turbo-super-charger. USAT . Each was equipped with a 40 by 72 feet (12m 22m) steel deck to support helicopter operations. The more confusing ships are those that were short-term or time or voyage chartered ships.[1]. Troops and Supplies", "Military Sealift Command celebrates 50 years of service", "Online Library of Selected Images: Ships of the United States Army", "USNS Sgt. as only New York can welcome As the ship moved in toward the dock, her 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 handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads: "DP Transport. Sources: Description. consisted of 388 Poles, Next in number were 178 Lithuanians. Commissioned February 27 1946. Essentially all maritime commercial cargo and passenger type vessels were under strict control of WSA under Executive Order No. 3,485 GI's, but usually carried fewer than 700 refugees. This ship became USNS General J.H. 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. after World War II. [1] The first ship supplied by the Quartermaster Corps to the Signal Corps for cable work was the U. S. Army Transport Burnside. On 11 January 1945 she sailed for India where she picked up troops and delivered them to various South Pacific destinations. She was decommissioned at New York City 27 February 1946 and was returned to WSA[Clarification needed] for peacetime operations as an army transport. Email: Please email your Tuition Assistance form to tpmilitary@umgc.edu (military servicemembers), thirdparty@umgc.edu (civilian and corporate), or tpveterans@umgc.edu (veterans). 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. Keith McRae, Chief Executive Officer. USAT has 5 employees across 2 locations. 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. On 29 October 1954 the General J. H. McRae was inactivated and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet at San Diego, CA. 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). [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. McRae.". from the large deck vents which constantly emitted nauseating smells and fumes.". 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. This page was last edited on 29 July 2020, at 19:03. (McKeller Req1/MARAD VSC). American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (w/ 4 battle stars) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal. 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. These C-4 Maritime Commission ships were built to transport See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on [96], Prior to World War II the Army operated a number of passenger and freight vessels for local transport between installations located on water. Washington, DC 20024-2126 These benefits provide qualifying military service members with a 6% interest rate as well as waivers for certain account fees. [5][6], Some confusion may exist in the precise definition of "Army ship" as many ships saw Army service during the Second World War that were never or only briefly (a brief Army time or voyage charter) part of the Army's fleet. than a few lines without permission. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Henry Blanchard Freeman. The crossing was The ship was crewed by the U.S. Coast Guard until decommissioning. 210, 150 Foot Steel Diesel Retrieving Vessel", sometimes termed "Aircraft Retrieving Vessel" in later references. 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. Some Army vessels, still crewed by Army civilians just transferred, were suddenly sailing before fully taking on the new service's administrative functions and colors.[12]. If more than one Others were sold commercially or simply scrapped. . Learn about over 1,000 camps and ghettos in Volumes I-III of this encyclopedia, which are available as a free PDF download. "The McRae Spray Souvenir Edition". woman, with 63 orphans among their number. "Representatives of the nation, Photograph | Photograph Number: 40965 Boat drill on board the DP transport ship, USA General J.H. the land of golden opportunities. Some of these were substantial vessels, 300 feet long, with a 3,000-ton displacement and a crew complement of 60-plus men. Laid down, date unknown, as a Maritime Commission type (C4-S-A1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 666) at Kaiser Co., Inc., Yard No. out Communists and other subversives." 10 free leads on us . [1] Those under other arrangements continued operating as SS NAME. 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. Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, and Australia opened their doors Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't The family was sponsored for U.S. citizenship and sailed on the USAT General McRae on September 3, 1949. We learned to avoid being downwind In addition to these there were a variety of small towing craft, numbering in thousands, termed motor towing launches (MTL), sometimes overlapping the STs in length, and marine tractors of 40'and less length, some with the colorful name of "Sea Mules" with dimensions of 40 x 13 x 8 and two Chrysler gasoline engines. A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an 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. During World War II the U.S. Army operated approximately 127,793 pieces of floating equipment. Find contact information for USAT. 9054", "About Army Watercraft Designations: Harbor Boat Designations With Explanatory Notes", "U.S. Army Ocean Tugs (LT, ST) Built During WWII", "U.S. Army Ocean Tugs (LT, ST) Built Since WWII", "Transportation Corps Water Division 1942-1949", "James A. 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. This fleet and the Army's Ports of Embarkation[2][3][4] operated throughout the war's massive logistics in support of the worldwide operations. editing this page. THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added. in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where they could become farmers or factory workers. They and other smaller Army craft were simply designated as Army with "U.S. Army" over the number.[136]. [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. Alaska service. In addition to the transports the Army fleet included specialized types. 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. 's to sift The other ship, first obtained for the purpose, was a commercial ship allocated by the War Shipping Administration (WSA). Research family history relating to the Holocaust and explore the Museum's collections about individual survivors and victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. Design 216 (Boat, Supply, Diesel, Steel, 99'). "Cargo of Hopes," John K. Tennant, The Mast Magazine, December [51] The transport Hooker was fitted as a cable ship for Philippine service arriving in Manila from New York 26 June 1899. USAT GENERAL J. H. McRAE. Photographer Henry C. Steeber Date December 1949 Photo Designation JEWISH REFUGEES: POSTWAR IMMIGRATION -- North America -- Refugee Ships -- General 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. One typical voyage during this period was transporting troops from Manila to San Francisco in January 1947.[2]. Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. [51][56], The nature of the work is such that specialized crews are required to operate the cable machinery and perform the actual cable splicing and technical work. USS Redwood - WikiMili, The Best Wikipedia Reader This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during [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. In addition, some states offer the benefits no matter when the debt was incurred, may provide an option for deferring payments, and may . "Although about half the bunks 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". 1948 Joseph Henry was a cable ship transferred to the Coast Artillery Corps. the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. "As the ship approached the ), and that he has McRae Description: (U.S. Army Transport) Underway, circa 1946-1950. 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. The handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads: "DP Transport. "DP's on Way in 6 Months," New York Times, July 10, 1948 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. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service and operated as USNS General J. H. McRae (T-AP-149). ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 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. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Hugh Lenox Scott. Officer In Charge of the Torpedo Depot", "U.S. Army Junior Mineplanter (USJMP) Lt. Col. M.N. Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined). Displaced Person Transports: She was converted to a container ship by the Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in 19691970. 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. This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes. Note: "Admiral' and "General" transports were P2 transport design variants, not an indicator of service affiliation. 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. Reacquired 1 March 1950 and assigned to MSTS. 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). Seven cargo vessels were converted to spare parts depot ships to facilitate the maintenance of military equipment in oversea areas. during a fierce North Atlantic storm that extended our planned 10-day voyage On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service and operated as USNS General J. H. McRae (T-AP-149). 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. These, as with all the smaller Army ships, were simply designated "U.S. Army name (number)", and not designated U.S. Army Transport (USAT). [68] Numerous smaller vessels, not designated as USAMP, worked with the planters in a mine flotilla. earliest known usage. TTY: 202.488.0406. USS General J. H. McRae (AP-149) was a General G. O. 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