On Sanitary Commission hospital transports, a doctor had charge of the wounded as they arrived at the dock by rail or ambulance. American Merchant Marine at War, www.usmm.org, as the source. take over the Army operated fleet, but this had not been completely accomplished Improvements were made in the functioning of the government hospital transports, providing more care and comfort to the soldiers. It can also include soldiers that lost their lives and were transported for burial. 398. WWII LT construction did not use numbers greater than 935[161] with postwar LTs having four digit numbers until numbers starting with LT-801 were reused with 1993 construction. McFarland & Company, Inc. These, as with all the smaller Army ships, were simply designated "U.S. Army name (number)", and not designated U.S. Army Transport (USAT). aboard those vessels which saw service outside of the US continental limits. That same year, Brigadier General William B. Bunker convinced the Chief of Transportation, Major General Frank S. Besson, Jr., of the importance of helicopters in logistics. of Peking. Design 216 (Boat, Supply, Diesel, Steel, 99'). The medical staff were Army personnel. 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[135][136][137] 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. [44][45], SWPA CP Fleet, Army CS ships provided communications relays and acted as command posts (CP) for forward elements ashore. • Service member's name, rank, service number, age, residence, and next of kin You may quote material on this web 3 lighters used as refrigerated warehouses. 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. Afterward, the Quartermaster Corps reclaimed the ships loaned to the Sanitary Commission. 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. this page on the Internet or in published material please notify us. These lists recorded details on all persons arriving at U.S. ports on ATS ships. 746 tugs of various classes, [All of the above They were operated by Transportation Corps with a variety of crewing schemes. [56] That Spanish–American War prize was replaced by the larger Dellwood for work with Alaskan cables. OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE TORPEDO DEPOT, "Gov't Steamer Major L'Enfant on the Potomac River approaching Camp Humphreys, Belvoir, VA May 1918 NARA111-SC-009889-ac", http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/FS_Vessels.asp, "WW2 US Medical Research Centre :: WW2 Hospital Ships", "WWII 1944 Hospital Ships History - Navies - Hospital", "War Shipping Administration Established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt Executive Order No. In addition to troops, passengers could also include nurses and other support personnel, family members, and any other passengers who may have been traveling onboard these ships. WSA 6 Aug 42, sub BB same date to War Dept until 9 Oct 45. Copyright © Bareboat charter & involved in prewar construction of air ferry route bases, particularly Christmas Island, Doxford turret ship, 1906, Italian when seized, WSA 12 SEP '41, Army BB 22 APR '43, returned Italy as scrap, Newcastle, Australia 4 MAR '48, Albinia, POINT LOBOS, O/N 216315, ERNEST H. MYER (1930-31), MORLEN 1940. 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. large tonnage ships were manned by civilian seamen of the Water Division. It was originally created to manage the transport of troops and cargo on Army ships that travelled between U.S. and overseas ports during the Spanish-American War. Prescribed in the 1923 Army Regulation on flags, AR 260-10. [161] 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. Emory A. , Hospital Ships of World War II: An Illustrated Reference, All of the "Admiral" variants that were put into service were transferred to the Army after the war and renamed for generals. With the severe reduction in military requirements which took of the hospital ships were former passenger liners/troopships which were [146], The FS numbered vessels and Army tugs do not normally have "USAT" in their names. Only the first eight World War II-era LT numbered tugs built by Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay New York, were given names during construction. [72][73], Mine Planters & Associated Ships 1904-1909;[74], Numbered Mine Planters 1942-1943;[96][97][73], Smaller vessels known as, "junior mine planters", or "pup planters", were occasionally employed as mine planters, but for the most part they served as freight and passenger boats for river and harbor duty. In some instances, troops from other countries traveled on U.S. Army ships as well. All the ships were managed and crewed by Army Engineers organized into Engineer Port Repair Ship Crew units, named for Army Engineers killed in action during WW II and heavily modified from their original design. For example, Smithsonian Institution library records clearly show some of these Army ships as CS Dellwood and CS Silverado. Using the U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939 database at Ancestry.com, I was able to piece together more pieces of the story. [59] The remaining ships were probably mixed crews. 36 floating, self-propelled warehouse, repair, spare parts, and miscellaneous notify usmm.org @ comcast.net, History of Military Sea Transportation Service an integral part of the Army Quartermaster Department. this article. Only fifteen of the larger wooden vessels, Design 342 (Vessel, Passenger-Cargo, Diesel, Wood, 148'), were built to serve largely in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Marine Transportation in War. 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. During the early 1950s, the The U.S. Army Transport Service (ATS) was established in 1899 as part of the Army Quartermaster Department. under Army control. Several women worked on each ship feeding the patients, dressing wounds, and ensuring that all had clean beds and clothing. Mayo (Transport, 1946-1950). [1][7] Houston, which had first served in the Aleutians, was declared surplus while at Mariveles, Philippines and turned over to the Foreign Liquidation Commission in February 1946, reverted to U. S. Army Forces, Western Pacific (AFWESPAC) in April 1946, but was not used as a repair ship after being declared surplus. In some instances, troops from other countries traveled on U.S. Army ships as well. In addition to the transports the Army fleet included specialized types. [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. All were U.S. Coast Guard-crewed with the Army in administrative and operational control as well as providing the repair detachments from the Army Marine Ship Repair Company (AMSR CO.). With the beginning of World War II, the fleet was again expanded. Restorer in 1941.[55]. 2 cable laying There is some confusion on ship designators within even official records. ship in World War II, Army Hospital It was originally created to manage the transport of troops and cargo on Army ships that travelled between U.S. and overseas ports during the Spanish-American War. ARMY TRANSPORT SERVICE. Most In addition 168 patients Initially, government-run hospital transport ships suffered from lack of planning as did military operations on land. Taken throughout the war, it has been estimated that coasts.[63][64][65][66][67][68][69]. VSC shows total loss, then revoked. If you would like photocopies Nathanael Greene-class large coastal tugs 2 Army repair ships (Army repair ship or FMS). 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. It includes photographs of many of the troop transport ships from WWI. At the heart of this concept are the Army’s largest class of ships, the Logistic Support Vessels (LSVs) of the General Frank S. Besson class. At the outbreak of the war with Spain the water transportation in the possession of the United States consisted of a few small tugs, ferry boats and launches. The Army did name a number of its non P2 type ships, many pre war, after generals. [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. Some of these were substantial vessels, 300 feet long, with a 3,000-ton displacement and a crew complement of 60-plus men. 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 23 October 2020, at 06:29. Ordeal of Convoy NY-119, Comparison of U.S. Army and U.S. Navy Vessels The U.S. Army Transport Service (ATS) was established in 1899 as part of the Army Quartermaster Department. These lists recorded details on all persons arriving at U.S. ports on ATS ships. CSN (News) ships were used by civilian reporters. The Army Transport Service (ATS) was organized in late 1898 as Hospital ships Initially, government-run hospital transport ships suffered from lack of planning as did military operations on land. These vessels were primarily used as supply ships, that could retrieve aircraft if needed. You may quote material on this web page as long as you cite If you see substantial portions of 22 covered lighters (Army floating stores warehouse or BCL), 265 feet, used by Army as floating warehouses. and Military Sealift Command. The Army has a fleet of approximately 500 watercraft, operated by units of the U.S. Army Transportation Corps. 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