We rolled and pitched and I seriously thought the ship was sinking. ", The soldier went on to say, "The ship was rolling way over. 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.". [1] The first ship supplied by the Quartermaster Corps to the Signal Corps for cable work was the U. S. Army Transport Burnside. 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. August and December 1965 the Buckner twice steamed from 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. She sailed from Marseilles 7 July, via the Panama Canal, for Ulithi and Eniwetok, finally arriving Okinawa 1 September. the Pacific in support of the Korean 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 . I think it was the Rose, I was about 15 (9th grade). One of these men manning the Rose was Robert Decker, a former Coast Guardsman. We debarked by landing craft at Vung Tau after about 35 days. By February 13, 1950, the Rose was already making its 18th return passage from Europe. Admiral E. W. Eberle That was our call for breakfast. US Navy Commissioned 21 November 1944 - Decommissioned 24 March 1946. 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. [52] The Army Signal Corps used a number of cable ships for that work including Burnside, Romulus, Liscum, Dellwood and two vessels intimately associated with the Coast Artillery Corps controlled mine work at the coastal fortifications; Cyrus W. Field and Joseph Henry. Guys were getting sick everywhere. Basil Rathbone starred in seventeen Sherlock movies. USNS General Simon B. Buckner (T-AP-123). The paper is no longer for sale. [51] The transport Hooker was fitted as a cable ship for Philippine service arriving in Manila from New York 26 June 1899. General Maurice Rose from Bremerhaven, Germany to New York, returning from a 31 month tour in southern France. Guys were walking around with paper bags. All images are copyright their respective owners. Dieser Artikel wurde entwickelt, um den Bedrfnissen unserer Kunden entsprechend zu werden und bietet eine Vielzahl von neuen Funktionen. We transited the canal overnight and sailed up to the Long Beach Naval Station. [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. We watched them go down the gangplank with their heavy dufflebags. 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. These were operated by the Quartermaster Corps. The following 49 files are in this category, out of 49 total. I sailed on the Rose in late October of 1953. Admiral W. S. Benson-class transport built by the Maritime After only three days in port General H. W. Butner sailed again, this time eastward to the West Coast. Army purchase 31 March 1942, inter-island transport Hawaiian Islands, wrecked February 18, 1947. It is expected to be completed in 2025. Ownership passed back to the Navy, but the ship retained her Army name. It was so bad they would not let us out on deck. Stay tuned and please keep submitting info via email. He launched his art blog for artistic purposes, not for commercial gain. 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. It was an experience I will never forget. I learned quickly that the North Atlantic was not going to be a fun trip. Power by Wordpress. As we pulled out of NY harbor and passed the Statue of Liberty I felt a real sense of patriotism. Microfilm Publication A3461, 21 rolls. [131][134], A class of small coastal and inter-island freighters during World War II were first designated "FP" for "freight and passenger" with early acquisitions being a variety of commercial hulls. He has worked on several projects with Vietnamese artists Kim Ngoc, Vu Ngoc Tan, and has silently contributed to artistic cultural activities across Hanoi . 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. Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Seven cargo vessels were converted to spare parts depot ships to facilitate the maintenance of military equipment in oversea areas. I had commissary duties, so I had access to 7-up and soda crackers! the end of 1948 she was converted to a peacetime transport, with military 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]. The transport Burnside was fitted as a cable transport and layer for the Philippines with three cable tanks capable of storing 550nmi (630mi; 1,020km) of cable.[53]. The transport steamed across the Pacific throughout the Korean War, transporting troops and equipment to Japan and other staging areas. [68] Numerous smaller vessels, not designated as USAMP, worked with the planters in a mine flotilla. 11-03-07 - Added information on 26 crossings. ", Richard Spatta's "experience on the Rose was similar to what most other guys said. Also aboard in 1953 was young Joe Rein, "I was eight years old in 1953 when my mother, two sisters, and I went transatlantic on the Rose to Bremenhaven. ", Shipboard, USS Gen. Maurice Rose, October 1953 (courtesy of Dick Bergman). Buckner served on the New York to Bremerhaven route between 1955 and 1966. [15] In total the Corps has approximately 2,300 floating plant assets, including barges, tow boats, floating cranes, survey boats, patrol boats and dredges. Maurice Rose spent most of her career on the route between New York and 1945 with a largely Coast Guard crew. Each was equipped with a 40 by 72 feet (12m 22m) steel deck to support helicopter operations. Havre, France. The next day our dining table server Baco suffered a heart attack while serving breakfast. The passengers on the ship were a lot of GI's headed to their first real duty station in Germany, stacked four deep in bunks in the cargo holds, and a large number of dependents, family members of career Army personnel. [41] The official designation was "Design No. 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. A Russian trawler struck an ice berg and was sinking north of us. [36], Eleven of these small ships were built for the U.S. Army Air Corps/Army Air Forces in late 1942 through mid 1943. After all these years I have never looked at the slides. [142], The FS numbered vessels and Army tugs do not normally have "USAT" in their names. Our crossing was uneventful. We pulled out of NY on May 5, 1961. World War II Troop Ships claims no ownership of the images displayed on this site except for those expressly stated to have been photographed by "Shayne E. Wallesch". [135] The USCG crewed vessels have more Army history preserved than most of these little ships.[136]. The more confusing ships are those that were short-term or time or voyage chartered ships.[1]. He always talked about how rough it was. The other ship, first obtained for the purpose, was a commercial ship allocated by the War Shipping Administration (WSA). Those included large troop and cargo transport ships that were Army-owned hulls, vessels allocated by the War Shipping Administration, bareboat charters and time charters. concerning USS Admiral E. W. Eberle (AP-123), USAT General Between May 1947 and I have a cute picture of my grandson wearing the sailor hat that we bought on the ship. 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. Roy Stanley Geiger, born 25 January 1885 in Middleburg, Fla., enlisted in the Marine Corps 2 November 1907 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant 5 February 1909. One of my first literary adventures was as editor of The Buckner Banner, the ship's newspaper on the USNS Simon Bolivar Buckner, a troopship sailing from New York to Bremerhaven, Germany. Page made 6 March 2006 The ship also served as a troopship in the occupation of Japan, leaving San Francisco 5 January 1946 she made four voyages carrying troops to the Pacific stopping at Yokohama, Shanghai, Tsingtao, and other ports in support of US efforts to stabilize the China situation and to occupy Japan. The storm we experienced was as bad as the 1955 storm (related below). The passengers on the ship were a lot of GIs headed to their first real duty station in Germany, stacked four deep in bunks in the cargo holds, and a large number of dependents, family members of career Army personnel. RG 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C. I recall our landing craft front gate would not go completely down and we had to jump off onto the beach. I have visited web sites, but can't find anything about this situation. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. 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. He expired and his body was removed from the ship by hoisting an Army ambulance aboard at our first stop at Da nang. ", Tom Nadeau also sailed in heavy seas, "My family was on the Rose in January, 1956 with the 11th Airborne Division. I learned another valuable lesson; one person cannot find another person on a ship if both persons are moving. Those are found below under their Army names. My military memories are some of my most cherished human experiences. During the implementation, the SBV is prepared to refinance if participating banks have liquidity problems. According to the governor, Vietnams real estate industry requires a special loan package for the housing sector that helps address the market mismatch. ", "The next thing I remember was the train ride to Munich.". This was the day my enlistment was supposed to have ended. "I was on this ship on our way to Viet Nam in Dec. of 1966. My regret was I did not know that or believe me I would have taken a last trip out to see her. He was Capt.Wm.F. Another vessel rescued the 20 crew members on board. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_General_H._W._Butner_(AP-113)&oldid=1064851761, Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States, Korean War auxiliary ships of the United States, World War II auxiliary ships of the United States, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 19 to 20.6 knots (35.2 to 38.2km/h) (sources vary), This page was last edited on 10 January 2022, at 14:41. I always liked that ship. Except for occasional visits to the Mediterranean (June 1953 and SeptemberOctober 1959) and to the Caribbean (November 1956 and November 1958) she continued this run until decommissioning. ", In addition to the soldiers and their families who were passengers, the Rose was also home to her crew. 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