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CSQ (Quarters) ships acted as floating dormitories. ", "I also remember the voice of a black steward yelling, "Rise and shin, Six O'clock" in the morning and that the dining tables had a raised edge to keep the plates from falling off it. We went thru the English Channel to Bremerhaven Germany where trains were waiting to take us to our final destination. Two years ago I wrote about The Buckner Banner. Nicknamed the "Ambassador Ship," from February 1961 to July 1963, Blatchford transported a total of 43,500 troops from Malaysia, India, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Morocco, and even Iraq, over a total of 227,000 miles. Within the next few months, MSTS will take over the operation of Army transports. 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. The article goes into some detail on the organization and operations of During these years, the ship also deployed to the Mediterranean 17 times to assist Sixth Fleet operations. 11-03-07 - Added information on 26 crossings. moved definitively to the West Coast in August 1966, supporting placed out of service and returned to the Maritime Administration. I don't think we rolled over far enough to take on water through the stacks, as you depict in your story, but for 2 days or so, GI's were vomiting everywhere, and we . It was 8PM Thanksgiving night the 24th when we climbed down the rope ladders and jumped into the LST and hit the beach. A second trip to Vietnam was made between September 1966 and January 1967. [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. Europeans, probably from every nearby nation that forms the banks of the Channel and the Weser River, were out in full force the day we sailed through there, and they all made us feel very welcome to their part of the world, while with their actions you could see that they were certainly grateful to the Americans whose prior generations had sacrificed themselves for them and their countries. We debarked by landing craft at Vung Tau after about 35 days. After only three days in port General H. W. Butner sailed again, this time eastward to the West Coast. 2nd Bn 18th Inf Co. F. This was the second group departure from Germany (presumably in said operation). Never the less it was a great time in my 24 year Army career that often look back on. She was sold for scrap for $604,050 to Luria Brother and Co. on 17 November 1976, and scrapped in Taiwan the next year. coasts.[60][61][62][63][64][65][66]. The Army has a fleet of approximately 500 watercraft, operated by units of the U.S. Army Transportation Corps. How soon some forget! (T-AP-123). I went top side and what I thought yesterday was the largest craft I had ever seen looked today like a little chip floating on the face of the water. USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113) - Wikipedia USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113) USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113), named for Henry W. Butner, was a troopship that served with the United States Navy in World War II and the Korean War. All served in the Southwest Pacific Area. [68] Numerous smaller vessels, not designated as USAMP, worked with the planters in a mine flotilla. We used to joke that part of the Army nomenclature for us was expendable, non-returnable, with cover. ", Repairing a screw propeller of USNS General Maurice Rose, from USN Sealift Command site, Margit J. Monk was told a very sad Rose story by her Uncle, SFC Cyrille G. Desrosiers, of Greenville, NH, which also illustrates hidden capabilities of the ship. We came back by a converted hospital ship and people said it road better in the water. I still have an old news paper, with news of the day with location and distance to port, printed on 20 April 1951. There were daily movies and a library, but little else for people to do. These vessels were primarily used as supply ships, that could retrieve aircraft if needed. The Mormons had a lot of bad press in Doyles era, what with polygamy and Brighams Theocracy. The hold where the enlisted men was awash in vomit. ", Not all journeys went as well. I also worked in the food storage area of the ship both ways. 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". reinforce cooperation relations, Project promotes sustainable community development in Thua Thien Hue, National Assembly eager for experience sharing, exchange with Laos: leader, Deputy PM meets Vietnamese expats in Switzerland, February CPI up 0.45% as petrol, housing prices increase, Vietnam factory output up in Feb despite drop in smartphone production, Kimono-Ao Dai Fashion Show to be held in Hanoi, UK, Denmark, and Australia Report Highest Daily Covid-19 Cases, Windows 11s Default Command Line Catches up to Mac and Linux. There were daily movies and a library, but little else for people to do. Army owned vessels of the core fleet are quite clear, even though some of those switched between Army and Navy during the war. World War II Troop Ships is a "Fang, Ramses & Rupert " production. Transportation Service, supporting the occupation of Europe, until, in March 1950, all Army transports were turned over to the newly created Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS). General W. H. Gordon - See "General Walter H. Gordon", This information, specifications and resulting ship histories are gathered and compiled from from various sources that many times conflict. 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. He always talked about how rough it was. NAI: 300346. California to Vietnam, then returned to the East Coast and made She then operated in the Caribbean until 11 April, when she departed for San Diego, California. ), Buckner served on the New York to Bremerhaven route between 1955 and 1966. 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]. There have been some interruptions in my literary career, such as as the need to make a living, but the Army gave me a start. 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. [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. amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; she made three voyages from the West Coast to Japan and Korea My father was a captain and he had five children at the time. I can say it was a rude awakening from what I had gone to bed with last night! [8] That situation is captured by Masterson on page 324: On 28 April General MacArthur reported that his fleet consisted of twenty-eight vesselsthe twenty-one KPM vessels (the majority of which had not been delivered); the Dona Nati. Ten P2-SE2-R1 ships were ordered by the Maritime Commission in World War II. Trainees will improve their skills in playing instruments, vocal performance and dancing. Media in category "Troop transports of the United States Navy". It was pretty scary actually looking up at the water. The food was excellent! For more images related to this ship, see: Click on the small photograph to prompt How are you supposed to clean in that? VNS Photo The fifth International Exhibition and Conference for Horticultural and Floricultural Production and Processing Technology opened in HCM City on March 1, showcasing fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables and technologies used in their production and processing. As Dennis Gruhlke relates, "I sailed on the Rose from Norfolk, VA in September, 1966 as a member of the 702nd MI Detachment (CI). 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.". Bareboat charter & involved in prewar construction of air ferry route bases, particularly Christmas Island. Your help is always GREATLY appreciated! when another ship reported being closer than we and they had diverted to the aid of the sinking ship. Sherlock is one of the best-known fictional characters in English. I learned another valuable lesson; one person cannot find another person on a ship if both persons are moving. NAI: 3887372. ", The soldier went on to say, "The ship was rolling way over. Built as "Point Judith" by Albinia Engine & Machine Works, O/N 216656. the Pacific in support of the Korean Early in the war a number of designs were inaugurated. ", An Army veteran whose name was not provided, also told the curator of a Rough Crossing he made on the Rose. According to Governor Nguyen Thi Hong, the SBV has engaged with four commercial banks and approved loan interest rates that are 1.5-2 per cent lower than the median lending rate of other banks. ten more trips from New York to Bremerhaven and Southampton. Our crossing was uneventful. I remember for several days we were not allowed on deck. 3 lighters used as refrigerated warehouses. 11-03-07 - Added information on 26 crossings. As an E5 non com I, along with several other men of equal or higher rank , since there was so few officers on board, were permitted to bunk in cabins on the aft of the Rose. The paper is looking pretty old like me today. 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. He is probably better known today than in the Victorian era because of movies and television. There were men scrambling all over, divers, cable running all over the deck, they were trying to hoist the shaft up and stop the flooding, a kitchen guy came on deck to throw the trash out and the wind caught it and it flew up on deck and stuck to the greasy cables, what a mess. for those expressly stated to have been photographed by "Shayne E. Wallesch". There was a large space on the deck level where we all hung out during day. After shakedown in Chesapeake Bay, General H. W. Butner sailed 23 February 1944 from Norfolk, Virginia carrying troops to Morocco. stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me. In this guise, the Rose carried thousands of servicemen returning from the war and occupation, or on their way to join our forces in Europe. I always liked that ship. service. [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. get to New York. Conversion began in the spring of 1944. Copyright 2023 Talk Vietnam. [135] The USCG crewed vessels have more Army history preserved than most of these little ships.[136]. The water was calm and I thought to my self this isn't going to be too bad. Our Dad was with us, but pulled duty in the hole with prisoners. 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. Do you have any information about a troop ship or a voyage that is already listed? New images added and page divided 12 December 2007, "How World events pulled the Rose away from the Atlantic soon after. fill out our online crossing submission form. In the following months she carried troops and dependents to the Mediterranean and back, then departed for the Pacific again 19 February 1952. Long 8 days until we saw the white cliffs of Dover; I was in berthing with the NCOs, cramped, and right over the screws. In the middle of the Atlantic, on a ship, with the nearest land as one sailor said "a mile, straight down" we have an AWOL soldier. NAI: 6256867. 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. As with other cable work, some vessels were chartered. The Banner was a major defense against boredom. I liked all the nice guys that I worked with in Viet Nam. She had to undergo an emergency C-section, at which time the ship's engines were turned off to provide as much calm as possible. I can still remember my sister putting up a fuss and two orderlies had to come into the room and help the nurse. We were to dock at Bremerhaven but were held off so mine sweepers could clear the area of WW2 mines that had been torn loose by the storms we had experienced on our trip. Yet, she is still worried that the money supply in the long term may decrease the flexibility of operational monetary policy, going so far as to add that where the equity derives from is also a factor. ", Tom Nadeau also sailed in heavy seas, "My family was on the Rose in January, 1956 with the 11th Airborne Division. amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links"; We rolled and pitched and I seriously thought the ship was sinking. ", Steve Lyons sailed on the Rose the next year. The tug Sirius is assisting. ", Mr. Baker continued, "We came into the harbor on Thursday evening, very late. and another returning servicemen to the United States from Le The last day of the year saw her depart from Okinawa for San Francisco. 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. 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. The ships were laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Alameda, California. 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. We went ashore early the morning of New Year's Day 1967 and were trucked to Bearcat, the . [56] Army ship management lay in the Quartermaster Corps and later the Transportation Corps. USNS General Simon B. Buckner (T-AP-123) In drydock at the North German Lloyd shipyard at Bremerhaven after suffering ice damage to her propeller structure in the Weser River the previous winter. But we made it. 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. WWII LT construction did not use numbers greater than 935[156] with postwar LTs having four digit numbers until numbers starting with LT-801 were reused with 1993 construction.[157]. I got queasy but not totally wiped out like many. General H. W. Butner began a regular schedule from Brooklyn, New York, to Southampton and Bremerhaven soon afterward, supporting American military commitments in Europe. After upkeep at Seattle, We had gone to Germany on the Patch and I have lots about it for some reason. Soon after, Merle Rouillard had another rough 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. ", Richard Spatta's "experience on the Rose was similar to what most other guys said. Geiger. He indeed had become seasick and went topside but he was safe. Also in 1959, Ralph Baker "traveled on the U.S.N.S. I was the son of a career Navy officer, and our family rode the Rose from the U.S. to my father's ultimate duty station, aboard the USS Springfield in its French Riviera home port of Villefranche. The sixth, James B. Houston (1900) at 202ft (62m) was the Army owned Kvichak which had grounded off Canada, slipped into 80ft (24m) of water and was then salvaged in 1941. 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. VSC shows total loss, then revoked. She promptly returned to Guam with vitally needed troops; returned to the West Coast for more troops; and headed for Japan, arriving Yokohama 31 August to prepare for the Inchon landing. I went to the dispensary with my mother and there were quite a few of us lined up in the same condition. He launched his art blog for artistic purposes, not for commercial gain. Per the Navy Historical Center website, the USS Admiral Hugh Rodman, a 9,676-ton (light displacement) transport, was built by the Maritime Commission to its P2-SE2-R1 design as an Admiral W. S. Benson-class troop transport and was commissioned in July 1945. George D. 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