tons On 8 January 1967, she departed Oakland Army Base with the remaining elements of the 9th Infantry Division to South Vietnam, disembarking the units at Vung Tau on 30 January 1967. V4 (SS164), reclassified as minelaying type SM1 and renamed the Argonaut. MSTS and We were deployed via Navy LPD-9 USS Denver. In this image, Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division arrive in Cam Ranh aboard the troop transport, ***Our website URL has changed. steel and cement for use by Navy Seabees. Observation Helicopters 4. Answer (1 of 31): Travel to Vietnam (Airman too). Air Force. Starboard bow, Guantanamo Bay. (AP-123) and U.S. Army Transport. She later served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars as a civilian-crewed Military Sea Transportation Service vessel, as USNS General John Pope (T-AP-110). Crew, Donald I. and Boucek, Robert J. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron Launch Edition Imperial Troop Transport NEW at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! identification in event of enemy capture. The British government, for example, aided both Cunard and the White Star Line in constructing the liners RMSMauretania, RMSAquitania, RMSOlympic and RMS Britannic. It was operated by the Military Sea Transportation Service or MSTS. Side-wheel gunboat. Starboard beam, underway. of SS Mayaguez by Khmer Rouge forces in May 1975, SS Reinstated on the Navy List 20 July 1950, General John Pope was assigned to MSTS 1 August. merchant mariners in Vietnamese ports at any time. were killed by mines, rockets, snipers, and explosions. On a 3-month round-trip voyage out of San Francisco, beginning 23 January, she took troops to Guadalcanal, Auckland, and Nouma, and brought 1,300 men back to San Francisco 9 March. She completed 22 voyages in 7 years. General John Pope then embarked another full complement of troops, including the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment, and sailed 6 April for Nouma and Oro Bay, New Guinea. MOSCOW, February 27. Aroostock (AOG14). 12,657 tons Service was established in 1949 to provide sea transportation to the military A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. USS Zelima (AF-49) [Auxiliary Stores Ship] conducted numerous on shore supply replenishments at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Vung Tau, and An Thoi from July-October 1965, January-August 1966, October-December 1968, and May-June 1969, USS Mars (AFS-1) [Combat Stores Ship] conducted numerous on shore supply replenishments at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Vung Tau, and An Thoi from May 1965 to November 1972 with evidence of crewmembers going ashore, USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3) conducted on shore supply replenishments with helicopters and small boats at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Vung Tau, and An Thoi from April 1968 to March 1973, USS White Plains (AFS-4) conducted on shore supply replenishments with helicopters and small boats at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Vung Tau, and An Thoi from January 1969 to March 1973, USS San Jose (AFS-7) conducted on shore supply replenishments with helicopters and small boats at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, and Vung Tau from October 1971 to February 1972 and September 1972 to March 1973, USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) [Amphibious Force Flagship] conducted troop and supply beach landings at Da Nang and elsewhere during March-May 1965, June-July 1966, and July-November 1967, USS Estes (AGC-12) conducted troop and supply beach landings at Chu Lai and Da Nang during March-October 1965, USS Winston (AKA-94) [Attack Cargo Ship] conducted troop and supply beach landings during July 1965; April-August 1966; September-October 1967; and November 1968-May 1969, USS Mathews (AKA-96) on-loaded supplies at Da Nang and delivered them up the Cua Viet River to Dong Ha with mike boats from August through December 1967, USS Merrick (AKA-97) conducted troop and cargo beach landing with small boats at Hue, Chu Lai, and Da Nang from July 1965 through November 1968, USS Seminole (AKA/LKA-104) [Attack/Amphibious Cargo Ship] conducted troop landings with small boats at Da Nang, Hoi An, and Quang Tri from March through August 1967, September 1968 through February 1969, and during January 1970, USS Skagit (AKA/LKA-105) conducted troop and cargo beach mike boat landings at Da Nang, Chu Lai, and Quang Ngai from November 1965 to November 1967, USS Union (AKA/LKA-106) conducted numerous troop and cargo mike boat beach landings at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, and Chu Lai from March 1965 to November 1969, USS Washburn (AKA/LKA-108) conducted numerous small boat beach landings at Da Nang, Thon My Thuy, Hue on Perfume River, and Dong Ha on Cua Viet River from 1965 to 1969, USS Tulare (AKA/LKA-112) conducted troop and cargo mike boat beach landings at Da Nang, Chu Lai, Cam Ranh Bay, and Vung Tau from 1966 to 1972, USS St. Louis (AKA/LKA-116) conducted troop and cargo landings with small boats at Da Nang, Vung Tau, and Quang Nam Province during August-October 1970; January-March 1971; and April-November 1972, USS General R M Blatchford (AP-153) [Transport Ship] landed elements of 1st Infantry Division at Vung Tau by small boats during October 1965, USS George Clymer (APA-27) [Amphibious Attack Transport] conducted troop and supply mike boat beach landings during July 1965, and March-July 1966, at Da Nang and Chu Lai, USS Bayfield (APA-33) conducted troop on loading and mike boat landings at Da Nang, Chu Lai, Baie de My Han, and Cua Viet River from July through October 1965 and February through May 1967, USS Cavalier (APA-37) conducted troop landings with mike boats at Chu Lai and Da Nang during March- August 1966 and January-May 1968, USS Henrico (APA-45) conducted numerous troop landings at Da Nang, Chu Lai, and Hue from March through May 1965 and from August 1966 through March 1967, USS Lenawee (APA-195) conducted troop and supply landings at Da Nang and Chu Lai from April 1965 to December 1966, USS Magoffin (APA-199) conducted troop and supply landings at Da Nang and other Vietnam locations from October 1965 through February 1966 and May through November, 1967, USS Navarro (APA-215) conducted troop on and off loading operations from May 1965 to February 1968 at Da Nang, Chu Lai, and Quang Ngai Province, USS Okanogan (APA-220) conducted troop and supply landings at various locations during January-July 1962, September 1963-April 1964, July-October 1965, July 1966, November 1966- March 1967, and June-November 1968, USS Pickaway (APA-222) conducted troop and supply landings at various locations during January 1963, July 1965, March-June 1966, and June-October 1967, USS Renville (APA-227) conducted troop landings at Da Nang during August-September 1964, May-August 1965, and March-October 1966, USS Paul Revere (APA-248) conducted small boat troop landings at Quang Ngai Province, Da Nang, and elsewhere from August 1965-April 1966, June- November 1967, March-August 1969, September 1970-March 1971, and August 1972-February 1973, USS Mobile (LKA-115) [Amphibious Cargo Ship] transported troops and cargo to/from Da Nang and elsewhere July-September 1970, during April 1971, October-November 1971, and January-July 1972, USS Vancouver (LPD-2) [Amphibious Transport Dock] while anchored offshore, conducted numerous amphibious troop beach landings with smaller mike boats in the areas of Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Cua Viet River, and Mekong River Delta from February 1965 to September 1971, USS Cleveland (LPD-7) while anchored offshore, sent mike boats up Cua Viet River and Hue River from November 1967 through 1968 and up Saigon River during September 1969, USS Dubuque (LPD-8) transported troops, equipment, and supplies ashore with smallervessels and docked at Da Nang and elsewhere from June-November 1968, October-December 1969, January-March 1970, and April-July 1971, USS Denver (LPD-9) transported troops, equipment, and supplies ashore with smallervessels and docked at Da Nang and elsewhere from February-September 1970; March-June and November 1971; and January-August 1972, USS Juneau (LPD-10) picked up troops and equipment with smaller vessels and transported them out of Vietnam from August 1970 to March 1971 and June to November 1972, USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) [Landing Platform, Helicopter] operated as troop transport with helicopters and smaller vessels transporting troops on and off shore for amphibious assaults from May 1965 to August 1972, USS Okinawa (LPH-3) operated as troop transport with helicopters and smaller vessels transporting troops on and off shore for amphibious assaults, with evidence that crew members went ashore to assist civilians, from April-November 1967, December 1968-May 1969, June- November 1970, and April-November 1972, USS Princeton (LPH-5) operated as troop transport with helicopters and smaller vessels transporting troops on and off shore during April 1962 and from October 1964 to December 1968, USS Valley Forge (LPH-8) operated as troop transport with helicopters and smaller vessels transporting troops on and off shore from September 1964 to September 1969, USS Tripoli (LPH-10) operated as troop transport with helicopters and smaller vessels transporting troops on and off shore intermittently from May 1967 to December 1973, USS Carter Hall (LSD-3) [Landing Ship Dock] while anchored offshore, conducted troop-landing operations with mike boats at Da Nang, Dong Ha, and other locations from July 1965 through November 1968, USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5) conducted numerous troop, supply, and equipment landings at Da Nang, Chu Lai, etc. the operation to transport Hungarian refugees to the United States. turbine electric drive refugees and rotating combat-ready troops. Aerial, port bow, underway. Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. which saw WWII duty included the USNS Core, Card, Croatan, and Before 1968, American forces were transported to Vietnam on MSTS troop transports operated by civilian mariners. 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 . endstream endobj startxref Commander, the Pioneer Contender and the Navy's U.S.S. Patoka (AV6), formerly oiler AO9. Aerial, starboard stern, underway. Small seaplane tender. Hudson (formerly the Liberator), 1826. In addition she deployed to the Some hull damage. American Merchant Marine in the Vietnam Conflict." While runs to Europe and back. After embarking troops at Boston, she sailed 15 July 1966 and arrived Vung Tau 13 August. Constitution. Port bow. Congress authorized he president to use force. From 1965 through 1970, she transported troops to bases in the Pacific and Far East, supporting the anti-communist struggle in Vietnam. The United States used two designations: WSA for troopships operated by the War Shipping Administration using Merchant Marine crews, and USS (United States Ship) for vessels accepted into and operated by the United States Navy. December 1964. In the early fall, another voyage out of San Francisco 14 August brought General John Pope on a troop rotation run to New Guinean ports; and subsequently, after embarking 5,000 Army troops at San Pedro, California, she sailed via Melbourne for Bombay. hb```S@(87:L8 {Sq#j/l+E]vPi`4b;*+V-_5jnQL(+td88$s|fn!mn=?$+P"ur8v~i[@lt$Pv ::v0)n= Wright (AV1). Review. 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. After shakedown General John Pope sailed for Newport News 5 September 1943 with over 6,000 troops and civilians bound for Greenock, Scotland; and, after disembarking her passengers there, returned to Norfolk, Virginia 25 September. MSTS brought 96% of their war What if a ship I served on is not on this VA Agent Orange ship list? MacDonough (DD351). Prior to World War I, he served in Texas and Arizona; and from June 1917 until May 1919 he joined the 18th Infantry in France participating in the Aisne-Marne, St. Mihel, and Meuse-Argonne Offensives. She arrived at Vung Tau on 29 July 1967 to disembark the 244th Aviation Company and the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment. Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) aircraft carrier Windham Bay, They paid the Supreme Sacrifice while serving For example, Convoy 21 in June 1916 carried some 25,333 troops. USS Duluth (LPD-6) made numerous dockings at Da Nang, as well as transporting troops and supplies to Chu Lai, Vung Tau, and Quang Tri, from May 1967 to August 1972 USS Dubuque (LPD-8) docked at Da Nang on March 15, 1970 USS Vancouver (LPD-9) docked to pier at Da Nang on June 19, 1971 The US Naval Ship General Nelson M. Walker was one of three ships that took the US Army's 4th Infantry Division. PT8 (motor torpedo boat). Military Sea Transportation Service had the job of bringing war supplies Port side, towing boats on return from attack on Korean mainland.. Nebraska (BB14). The Uganda troops serving under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), have completed road expansion works for the nine-kilometer stretch connecting Buufow and Janaale towns in the Lower Shabelle region. Starboard side, underway. We searched the National Archives Catalog and located 5 series in the Records of Naval Operating Forces (Record Group 313) that include deck logs of vessels of the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) after 1948 and then under the Military Sealift Command (MSC) through 1981. Merchant Marine served We left the 'States' on November 3, 1966, stopped over here in Okinawa on November 17th and Vietnam on the 20th. Steam screw sloop. Starboard side, under sail. This troop transport ship for the Colonial Marines is badass. V2 (SS166), renamed the Bass. 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. Port bow, camouflaged, Norfolk. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. Oiler. The MSTS Corpus Christi Bay, which housed There she embarked South Korean soldiers and sailed for Nha Trang 30 August, arriving 7 September. On 6 June 1966, elements of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment boarded the General John Pope at Oakland Army Base. York 18 October. Aerial, port beam, underway. Examples of such vessels include attack cargo ships, amphibious attack transports, and landing ship docks. 2 June 1943, he assumed command of the 3d Armored Division in France 7 August Starboard side, at Brest, France. Compiled from 10 years of Naval Port side. Aerial, starboard side. The USNS Edwin D Patrick is a troop ship used during the Vietnam and Korean War. Independence, 1815. Unfortunately, not all of the locations have indexes for their logs from that time period. They brought mail, Hueys, ammunition, food, medical 1967, in an average of 23 days. Starboard bow, camouflaged. Some of these ships later served in . Advertisements 1 1969 Armored Troop Carrier (ATC) Armored Troop Carrier / Riverine Assault 2 1969 Admiral R. E. Coontz (AP-122) (q.v.) on the USAT General R. L. Howze as a refugee of World War II.]. She operated in the Western Pacific, supporting Promoted to Brigadier General WE ARE OPENED and SHIP ORDERS despite war. During 1967 Geiger shuttled between San Francisco and Vietnam carrying U.S. troops to bolster Allied forces fighting in the Vietnam War . Light Displacement Search and Rescue Helicopters 5. In December 1981 she burned to the water line while at the pier. Arctic(AF7), formerly the Yambill. Colorado (Armored Cruiser 7), renamed the Pueblo. Fight with. 74-gun ship of the line. 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. were staffed by "civilian" crews, but carried 95% of the supplies The ship had just been redecorated to improve comfort for military personnel and their families traveling to Germany. threatened the pro-Western government of Jordan. Departing the 19th, she steamed via Okinawa and the West Coast and reached New Garfish (SS30), renamed H3. During three consecutive months, November and December 1966, and January 1967, the General John Pope, along with the USNSGeneral Daniel I. Sultan, transported U.S. military troops to Southeast Asia. aboard the Rose in mid-December 1966 and arriving at Vung Tau late on December Port stern quarter, at wharf. 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. aggression, she sailed via Long Beach, Calif., and Pearl Harbor to Qui Nhon, Stock photos, 360 images, vectors and videos. tons (39 billion pounds) of cargo to Vietnam for the Army at a If you see substantial portions of this 1st and 2d squadrons at Hampton Roads, Ohio port beam at right. Don't post low-effort comments like joke threads, memes, slogans, or links without context.. Don't forget about our discord server, as . Saratoga (CV3). Following seven transatlantic voyages to Bremerhaven and back, General Alexander M. Patch resumed troop transport duty to South Vietnam. In 1965, US Coast Guard Alexander McCarrell Patch, Jr., born 23 November 1889 at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., graduated from the U.S. Military Academy 12 June 1913 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Infantry. MSTS delivered bulldozers, cranes, Port bow, underway. Number of Propellers By the end of that year, U.S. forces would stand at 362,000, increasing to 535,100 two years later, in 1968. Converted yacht. Nitro (AE2). What happened to C-123 aircraft? Breton. The Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) was established in 1949 to consolidate shipment of military supplies from the four separate services used during World War II into a unified command. On her first voyage four days were taken to unload cargo in Vung Tau. [18] By the end of the twentieth century, nearly all long-distance personnel transfer was done by airlift in military transport aircraft. PC26, SC26. On March 28, 1975 the Pioneer Fleet. the ship was docked at Saigon (French Indochina) 17 hand grenades were The road which is on the main supply route connecting to the key towns of . MSTS ships Just as in World War II and Following the gallant but On 7 July 1967, the General John Pope departed U.S. Arriving Qui Nhon 16 September, she steamed via Cam Ranh Bay to Vung Tau before departing the 22d for the United States. MSTS took about 100 Victory and kept some of its 19 ammunition ships anchored offshore near combat Multi-Mission Helicopters 6. On 8 September she again departed New York for The greatest ships and boats in the world have shaped our shared history and their stories make us who we are today. The final years of the General John Pope began when she was placed out of commission once again on 1 May 1970, transferred to MARAD, and laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, California. A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. After his return to the United States in January 1920, he When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). US Navy photo from the 1966/67 Edition of "Jane's Fighting Ships" Robert Hurst: 42k: USNS Barrett (T-AP-196) underway, circa 1953 . Corozal, C.Z. Agent Orange Compensation During the first 8 months of 1966, she made eight round-trip Monitor (original), 1862. This Autumn we will have a . 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. Capturing a. Ericsson (No. She departed her first troop lift on 2 August . 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. feet trooplift duty to South Vietnam. From South Vietnam she sailed via Penang, Malaysia; the Suez Canal; and Bremerhaven, Germany, to New York, arrived 15 December. Leading the Squadron of Evolution. MSTS 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. Waterline Beam 76 Starboard side, underway. 1944. We would appreciate Salt Lake City (heavy CA25). Starboard side. PC451. received Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal for their . Initially, troopships adapted as attack transports were designated AP; starting in 1942 keel-up attack transports received the designation APA. 22,574 Medusa (AR1). L6 (SS545). Enterprise, 1799. By VE-Day, the WSA miraculously had scrounged up 546 vessels to begin returning overseas troops homeward using nearly anything that could float. The modern troopship has as long a history as passenger ships do, as most maritime nations enlisted their support in military operations (either by leasing the vessels or by impressing them into service) when their normal naval forces were deemed insufficient for the task. Using the same chassis, the M2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle carried a six-man infantry squad and was the latest development in US armored troop transports. Vietnam Mariners Lack Veteran New York late in January 1967 for overhaul and was placed in ready reserve 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 . 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In February 1951 the Military USNS Core in Saigon, whose sister ship, USNS Card, was sunk In October 1990, the General John Pope was struck from the Naval Register. defend the integrity and independence of South Vietnam from external Communist the War in Southeast Asia, Edward J. Marolda, Washington: Naval Historical Broadside, Sydney Harbor. %%EOF Sailing via Charleston, S.C., and Long Beach, Calif., she carried troops and supplies to bolster American military aid for strife-torn South Vietnam. For troops transported by helicopter, see, APPENDIX B: VICTORY TROOPSHIP CONVERSIONS, "Queen Mary - Ship History and Specifications", Project Liberty Ship: Armament Aboard SS JOHN W. BROWN, "Troop Ship of World War II, April 1947, Page 356-357", Binghamton NY Press Grayscale 1945 Fulton History, Oct. 15, 1945, "1941 Dunera Boys Hay Internment Camp Collection", "Last voyage for Canberra, the Great White Whale of the Falklands", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Troopship&oldid=1126310860. Vesuvius (dynamite-gun cruiser). Aerial, starboard beam, underway. 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. additional information about action and casualties in Vietnam. Starboard side, underway. Storeship. Battleships 85 DeLong (No. in Action and presumed dead. From 1956 to 1965 she completed more than 120 voyages to Bremerhaven and back. Ranger (CV4). Kearsarge (BB5), converted to craneship in 1920. Series AWM963/23/* contains statistics, lists of ships in some convoys, administrative arrangements for some convoys e.g. Sailing Ships 8 Cushing (Torpedo Boat 1). Manned by a civilian crew, she operated out Melville (AD2). Arriving Qui Nhon 16 September, she steamed. Marine Medals 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. Torpedo Boats 183 Dent (DD116). Delaware (BB28). She sailed on to Da Nang to disembark remaining elements of the 3rd Marine Regiment. Any Veteran aboard the mother ship during the time frame of offshore Vietnam landing craft activity will be eligible for the presumption of exposure if that Veteran provides a lay statement of personally going ashore with the landing craft.. She departed the next day via Yokosuka, Japan, for Pusan, South Korea, where she arrived 26 August. USNS Howze was one of many MSTS ships involved in "Passage Downes (DD375). Starboard beam, underway. Aerial, starboard beam. 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 A ship can be listed in more than one category, based on its activities. Media related to Troop ships at Wikimedia Commons, "Troop transport" redirects here. The 70 Hindustan T Communists had already overrun Da Nang, the ships evacuated thousands more. That's been such a long time ago (53 years) but I do remember the flight. Propulsion Type: Blue Water & Brown Water Veterans and tankers supplying Vietnam, with an average of 75 ships and over 3,000 as a successor to the Army Transportation Service. 1 March 1950 and assigned to MSTS. Aerial, starboard beam, underway. 884 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<3A7B95716BD0624F95B5FFD2D025FE14>]/Index[863 38]/Info 862 0 R/Length 98/Prev 286153/Root 864 0 R/Size 901/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream Capture of the Frolic on. The designation HMT (Her/His Majesty's Transport) would normally replace RMS (Royal Mail Ship), MV (Motor Vessel) or SS (Steamship) for ships converted to troopship duty with the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. Ships such as the 523-foot USNS General LeRoy. commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Infantry 15 August. repaired them, and assigned them to private companies for operation to USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration customers to serve: the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. In April 1967, she transported the 589th Engineer Battalion to Qui Nhon from Oakland. Brooklyn (Armored Cruiser 3). Originally designated the HU-1 it become known by the nickname "Huey.". General John Pope reactivated 17 August 1965 to serve again as a civilian-crewed ship of MSTS, operating from San Francisco. Between 1965 and 1969, MSTS carried 7.6 million tons of supplies for the Mediterranean 17 times to support peace-keeping operations of the mighty 6th 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. Starboard side, underway. 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. 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