We debarked by landing craft at Vung Tau after about 35 days. Patterson, Army JAG. WW2 Troopships is currently undergoing an entire site re-design! ", Following an overhaul, the transport was laid up in ready reserve at the Caven Point (New Jersey) Army Depot in New York harbor. Web Site Copyright 2007 Shayne E. Wallesch & Wendy J. Hochnadel. Approximately 20 MSTS (nucleus and controlled) ships called at Bremerhaven and other ports served by MSTSO Bremerhaven each month. Merle Rouillard had a rougher journey on what may have been the Rose, when he "came back to the States, in February of 66 I think, from Bremerhaven to N.Y. Mostly, the voyage was routine. They were operated by Transportation Corps with a variety of crewing schemes. We pulled out of NY on May 5, 1961. 2017 is not the only time people in America have faced religious discrimination; hate directed against Jews, Catholics, and Mormons for starters. It was a smooth sailing ship. How soon some forget! Two personnel were trained as divers. 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.). Military Sea Transportation Service NAI: 300346. We went thru the English Channel to Bremerhaven Germany where trains were waiting to take us to our final destination. Attentively, this year, artists from the military art troupes of Military Regions 1, 2, and 7, and more have been chosen for the Army of Culture team. The Banner was a major defense against boredom. However, they were born too early and did not survive. CSM (Maintenance) ships, in addition to acting as CS ships, were also equipped for radio repair operations to supply floating maintenance. She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in August 1990 and sold by the Maritime Administration in June 1997 for scrapping at Brownsville, Texas.". This daring amphibious operation took the communist troops by surprise and forced them to abandon the ground they had taken in South Korea and to retreat north across the 38th Parallel. The ship had just been redecorated to improve comfort for military personnel and their families traveling to Germany. [18], Six ships, allocated by the War Shipping Administration, were converted to repair and spare parts ships. This year, the department focused on compiling and finalizing the training document system and teaching materials, directing all units of the military to promote logistic training, improving the quality of specialized exercises, among others. Between [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. I also worked in the food storage area of the ship both ways. In February 1955 she departed San Francisco for New York, Joseph Henry was a cable ship transferred to the Coast Artillery Corps. There were civilians aboard, military dependents, and lots of troops in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean for nine days with little to do. I boarded the ship at NY Harbor and 10 days later stepped on ground again in Bremen, Germany. I think many guys found religion on that trip. This was a hand drawn and penned mimeographed affair similar to an old school newspaper that ships sometimes made. Simon B. Buckner and USNS General Simon B. Buckner I boarded the ship at NY Harbor and 10 days later stepped on ground again in Bremen, Germany. was decommissioned in May 1946 and transferred via the Maritime Both were associated with the next generation of mine planter development that incorporated some cable capability into the 1909 and 1917 ships. Struck from the Naval Register 12 April 1946. The crossing was so rough that the passengers renamed the ship on the spot as the USNT Up-Chuck. ", Another dependent, Trent Young, remembers "going with my father and the rest my family to Germany in 1958 aboard her. The exhibition also features many activities such as seminars, the third fruit and vegetable export forum, Grower Talks, business matching, international flower and Viet Nam fruit showcase The Netherlands is the partner country with 33 of its enterprises taking part. Nicknamed sailjers, They wore sailor dungarees on the ship, and Army uniforms on land. Ring came to Vietnam in 1996. I remember the crossing was mostly uneventful except for few days of giant swells which caused the ship to roll so severely that things flew off the table. Placed out of Service summer of 1967. I am a rancher and still work today. From there the ship continued to Bremerhaven, Germany, and thence to New York, mooring 5 September 1951. The far-ranging transport departed France with troops 12 June, and arrived back in Norfolk 20 June. A construction program in Australia built a number of tugs for the Southwest Pacific Area in both LT and ST size. Alaska service. It was rather uneventful until about the fifth day, (about the middle of the trip). We flew from Vung Tau in a Thai C 123 to Saigon. [15] In total the Corps has approximately 2,300 floating plant assets, including barges, tow boats, floating cranes, survey boats, patrol boats and dredges. HortEx Vietnam is the largest professional meeting place in Southeast Asia for businesses and experts in the vegetable, flower, and fruit industry. Supplemental Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York, Who Were Inspected for Admission, and Related Index, compiled 1887-1952. It was one of my greatest childhood memories. Army tugs were seen as far back as the American Civil War with the 1862 screw tug Terror. I must have been chosen as editor by some random process, as I had no experience. He has worked on several projects with Vietnamese artists Kim Ngoc, Vu Ngoc Tan, and has silently contributed to artistic cultural activities across Hanoi . Long 8 days until we saw the white cliffs of Dover; I was in berthing with the NCOs, cramped, and right over the screws. An E6 was bunking in the same cabin and he had traveled on ships before and he said 'you are in the Atlantic ocean." It also took 15 days. During World War I they were often used to transport troops from training camps to embarkation piers, particularly at the New York Port of Embarkation. From the Canal Zone, General H. W. Butner sailed to La Pallice, France, and to Bremerhaven, where she embarked passengers for New York. Trainees will improve their skills in playing instruments, vocal performance and dancing. I have visited web sites, but can't find anything about this situation. We all watched a LOT of movies. Within 5-10 minutes after reporting to the officer of the day the incident the soldier was found walking on B deck. We were, according to naval personnel, about to divert to the S.O.S. Many of the men aboard had experienced sea sickness on the crossing but I was used to the water after fishing for years with my father on a large lake in Michigan`s UP. World events pulled the Rose away from the Atlantic soon after. Heavy seas were the norm on the route, as related by Patty Adkisson, "We were on our way home to Texas after my dad's tour of Duty in Frankfurt. General H. W. Butner was decommissioned 28 January 1960 at Bayonne. After serving with marine detachments in Wisconsin (BB-9) and Delaware (BB-28), he proceed in August 1912 to Nicaragua, where he participated in the bombardment assault, and . The paper is no longer for sale. The Admiral Halstead, the Coast Farmer, and the MSSea Witch, chartered by WSA; and the Anhui, the Yochow and the Hanyang, believed to be chartered by the British Ministry of War Transport (BMWT) for the U.S. Army, though no official information concerning their status had been received. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command collection at the Naval Historical Center. for scrapping. The second phase of the renovation project of the channel, which is slated to cost a total of VND8.2 trillion ($344.6 million), began construction on Feb. 23. [44][45][46], The Army had a history of submarine cable work by the time of World War II operations, dating back to the 1899-1900 period. Commission to the Army. in Germany from 1945 to 1989. WSA 6 Aug 42, sub BB same date to War Dept until 9 Oct 45. NAI: 6256867. Two other vessels - the reefers USNS Bals Eagle and Blue Jacket -- stop regularly at Bremerhaven. ( more) Welcome Aboard! She was turned over to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), and in March 1960 entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet, berthed in the James River, Virginia. Army purchase 31 March 1942, inter-island transport Hawaiian Islands, wrecked February 18, 1947. He indeed had become seasick and went topside but he was safe. Never reactivated, General Maurice Rose was transferred to the permanent custody of the Maritime Administration in July 1971 and moved to that agency's James River Reserve Fleet, in Virginia. I had a crew of clerk typists who made mimeograph masters we ran off every morning. amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; the Congo led to its recall. * On the same day, the General Department of Logistics held a ceremony to kick off new-year training course in 2023. It took us seventeen days to cross and The following 49 files are in this category, out of 49 total. I remember the scene up on deck, we (pet owners) were the only ones allowed up top because we HAD to care for our animals. ", Steve Lyons sailed on the Rose the next year. While the crew may not have thought the weather rough, the Rose certainly met foul weather to many of its passengers, such as Newell Johnson, USAF. During one such voyage, the ship carried much of the Third Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, which boarded in mid-December 1966 and arrived at Vung Tau late on December 31 to debark in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 1967 for train transport inland. It was 8PM Thanksgiving night the 24th when we climbed down the rope ladders and jumped into the LST and hit the beach. Six Liberty ships were converted at Point Clear, Alabama, near Brookley Field, outside Mobile, Alabama. We took displaced persons one way and troops the other. We were a CI detachment of 17 officers and enlisted, documented as civilians, wearing civilian clothes. The ship was converted for its new role at a cost of $4.5 million. 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. It was an experience I will never forget. Troop Ship I went to Vietnam on along with my outfit. As a Specialist 4, E4, I shared a cabin with another E4 in a forward cabin, near where the anchor was housed. She was redesignated T-AP-113 in October 1949. And the cooks, they serve us hot dogs and sauerkraut! The article goes into some detail on the organization and operations of The last day of the year saw her depart from Okinawa for San Francisco. I remember it so well. ". 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 21 October 2022, at 10:17. Barnesand Noble has a two volume edition of Doyles Sherlock stories, and I am well into Volume One. The paper is looking pretty old like me today. I also had the run of the ship as the editor and got to explore the entire vessel, from the heads in the bow to the fantail. Buckner served on the New York to Bremerhaven route between 1955 and 1966. [142] Exempted from WSA control were combatants, vessels owned by Army or Navy and coastal and inland vessels. I recall sitting at anchor at the Eastern entrance of the Panama Canal all day in sweltering heat. I remember for several days we were not allowed on deck. We have a brochure and photos of the ship, which certainly impressed us a people who had never seen anything other than the ships on the River Danube. I don't remember any rough crossings as described by others, nothing like the seas I had seen on weather patrol off Iceland and Greenland in the Coast Guard, where heavy seas came over the bow.". Cunard Transportation Services Cabin Fever Armed Forces Family History Troops Maurices Fleet New York Skyline ", Wendell J. Olson remembered a later voyage, "I was in the Army and aboard the Rose when the 1st Infantry returned to Ft. Riley Kansas, Sept 1955 in Operation Gyroscope. I doubt that an American could go anywhere in the world today, in 2007, and get that kind of welcome now. Lots of guys sick the whole time. If you find an error or discrepancy, please email me at, Ships Believed To Have Carried Quantities of Troops, General Alexander M. Patch - See "Admiral R. E. Coontz", General William O. Darby - See "Admiral William S. Sims", General Daniel I. Sultan - See "Admiral W. S. Benson", General Edwin D. Patrick - See "Admiral C. F. Hughes", General G. M. Randall - See "General George M. Randall", General Greely - See "General A. W. Greely", General H. H. Arnold - See "General R. E. Callan", General H. W. Butner - See "General Henry W. Butner", General Hoyt S. Vandenberg - See "General Harry Taylor", General Hugh J. Gaffey - See "Admiral W. L. Capps", General Maurice Rose - See "Admiral Hugh Rodman", General Nelson M. Walker - See "Admiral H. T. Mayo", General O. H. Ernst - See "General Oswald H. Ernst", General Simon B. Buckner - See "Admiral E. W. Eberle", John C. Breckenridge - See "General J. C. Breckenridge". ), the Pacific in support of the Korean Conversion began in the spring of 1944. During the event, the general [Read more] about Whole military starts new-year training courses in 2023, Filed Under: Uncategorized topic new year 2023, when punjabi new year start, nanakshahi new year 2023, theravada new year 2023, eritrea new year 2023, tamil new year rasi palan 2022 to 2023, The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued the package for construction companies and homebuyers last week. Those, included vessels not related to transport such as mine vessels and waterway or port maintenance ships and other service craft. Her ports of call on this long voyage were Durban, South Africa; Bombay; Melbourne, Australia; and San Pedro, Los Angeles, where she arrived 1 July. It was 1963, and the U.S. Army was shipping me to Europe. We were not authorized to dock until the next morning, Friday, the 6th of February. I probably would not have even reported the incident had I been able to find him but I feared he had become seasick and went topside and got too close to the edge and fell overboard. The most valuable thing I learned as editor is to listen to your people. 11-03-07 - Added information on 26 crossings. Some of these were substantial vessels, 300 feet long, with a 3,000-ton displacement and a crew complement of 60-plus men. The ship was rolling so badly, the water was flying OUT of the cans! As a result, the Army lost almost all of its big vessels. For questions or comments about this site, please e-mail ww2_troopships@comcast.net. February 26, 2023 by e.vnexpress.net. UPDATE September 2019: My father was stationed in Germany and we were joining him for a two year stay. They were supplied with a large inventory of steel, sheet metal, lumber, aluminum, and other materials to manufacture needed parts. 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. He was returning to the states with his war bride my mother. I was also exempt from all the nasty little jobs the Army gives troops to keep them busy. 111-SC-1002 - Damaged German ship - Destruction of a stream nozzle on the USS Madawaska, formerly the steamship Koenig Wilhelm II - NARA - 55163329.jpg 9,182 6,304; 19 MB. The numbers below[1] give an idea of the scope of that Army maritime operation: Limiting the number to only the named and numbered vessels, discounting the various simple barges and amphibious assault craft, the remaining number is 14,044 vessels. "I road that great vessel from Brooklyn, NY to Bremerhaven, FRG in June 1963. I was a young airman being deployed to Germany. 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