111-SC-1003 - Damaged German ship - A broken . It is expected to be completed in 2025. I learned quickly that the North Atlantic was not going to be a fun trip. Of the 24 steam cargo concrete vessels, 17 were converted by the Army into floating storehouses, 5 were used by the Army as training ships and 2 found an honorable end when sunk to form part of the breakwater protecting the American landing in Normandy at Omaha beach.A. Mostly, the voyage was routine. I thought, 'surely this was the largest craft of any kind I have ever seen.' Our port of call was Bremerhaven and off we went in the North Atlantic. 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 too were banned from going to the deck. amzn_assoc_region = "US"; He launched his art blog for artistic purposes, not for commercial gain. We did encountered storms with the families and soldiers becoming quite sick during the ordeal. (McKeller Req1/MARAD VSC). 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. 210, 150 Foot Steel Diesel Retrieving Vessel", sometimes termed "Aircraft Retrieving Vessel" in later references. [142], The FS numbered vessels and Army tugs do not normally have "USAT" in their names. 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]. Our Officers and NCO's held senior positions among the army compliment and served as a small police force to manage disagreements among those below decks.". An Army band was there to greet us and when the soldiers were disembarking they played the song "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now". If you know of ships that carried troops (even if you do not have specific crossing information), please let me know. From a recent article that appeared in the SERVICE FAMILY JOURNAL: At least 99 actors have played Sherlock. For questions or comments about this site, please e-mail [email protected]. Being 10 at the time, we kids had a great time with pillows sliding up and down the hallways as the ship rocked and rolled with the waves. All images are copyright their respective owners. I can also remember seeing the ship for the first time. HortEx Vietnam is the largest professional meeting place in Southeast Asia for businesses and experts in the vegetable, flower, and fruit industry. I was a young airman being deployed to Germany. I have lots of memorabilia of my dad's days in the Army, but I just can't find anything about our voyage home. World events pulled the Rose away from the Atlantic soon after. They were U.S. Army tugs, but not carried in the same central listing as the U.S. built tugs. As bad as it was I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. The conventional commercial and nautical term for such ships was "CS (name)" for "Cable Ship." 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 doubt that an American could go anywhere in the world today, in 2007, and get that kind of welcome now. Never the less it was a great time in my 24 year Army career that often look back on. I boarded the ship at NY Harbor and 10 days later stepped on ground again in Bremen, Germany. I rode the USNS Simone Bolivar Buckner to Germany and home two years later. Each appears to have used familiar terms when noting the ships in records as seen in the Quartermaster reference,[54] and records elsewhere. This was the day my enlistment was supposed to have ended. War. We were a CI detachment of 17 officers and enlisted, documented as civilians, wearing civilian clothes. amzn_assoc_linkid = "4567fcddec696672c78205fd8d07f192"; Back To Justin United States Navy Unit History Exhibit, Pictures of the Maurice Rose, on Pic Search, Use Back Key To Return, Pictures of the Maurice Rose, also link to short history, and elsewhere on that page, a pictorial tribute to General Rose, 3rd Armored Division Site, Use Back Key To Return, Maurice Rose Wheelhouse, circa 1960, being visited by school children, (large image alone), Use Back Key To Return, Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman, biography from USS Admiral Hugh Rodman Commissioning pamphlet, Use Back Key To Return, The Ship that took many of us to Viet Nam, site dedicated to the Rose as related to the 3rd Bde, 9th Infantry, Use Back Key To Return, Rough Crossing on the Maurice Rose, Navy Anecdotes, Justin Naval Oral History Collection, Biography of Dick Bergman, Sr. Airman, Det#3, 136th CSS, Camp Pieri, Germany & 6912th RSM, Manhattan AFB, USA, USAF, Cold War, Biography of Richard Sparta, Johnson Barracks, Furth, Germany, US Army, Cold War. UPDATE September 2019: Media in category "Troop transports of the United States Navy". 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. I had a crew of clerk typists who made mimeograph masters we ran off every morning. General H. W. Butner was decommissioned 28 January 1960 at Bayonne. In 2000 the General Maurice Rose was broken up for scrap and is no more. Military Sea Transportation Service [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. 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. There was a large space on the deck level where we all hung out during day. [14]) These craft are identified by the following hull code and type; The US Army Corps of Engineers has a total of 11 dredge vessels, divided into hopper and non-hopper dredges. The embarked Army repair units, where noted below, are from Masterson":[7]. amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links"; 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. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit"; 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. In the South West Pacific Area during the emergency of the Japanese advance throughout Southeast Asia the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines even the chartering arrangements were often vague as ships arriving in Australia were retained by United States Forces in Australia (USFIA) for operations in Australia. While my initials are WRB his was RWB. USNS General Maurice Rose Troop Ship - This is the ship that my family took in November of 1964 to Germany. Early in the war a number of designs were inaugurated. Much of the Third Brigade, 9th Infantry Division went by troop train from Fort Riley, Kansas to Oakland, departing aboard the Rose in mid-December 1966 and arriving at Vung Tau late on December 31. The one thing that sticks in my mind is standing in line for a breakfast of powdered eggs (and whatever ) and passing the door to the mechanical areas. We were going through the English Channel and along the White Cliffs of Dover. A second trip to Vietnam was made between September 1966 and January 1967. That's how bad it was. The dependents lined up behind the lifeboats. All were simply U.S. Army (LT/ST #).[1][155]. This fleet and the Army's Ports of Embarkation[2][3][4] operated throughout the war's massive logistics in support of the worldwide operations. 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. 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. 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. for those expressly stated to have been photographed by "Shayne E. Wallesch". A number of vessels were operated by the Army as small coastal freighters and passenger vessels without being formally given FP/FS numbers. One story I remembered my Uncle telling me was that they crossed back to Germany in the early months of 1959. Page made 6 March 2006 The Banner was a major defense against boredom. (McKeller Req1/MARAD VSC). [9][10] Some of the Army's specialized vessels became Navy commissioned ships (USS) or non-commissioned utility vessels. He was not too happy about that due to the fact that he was so thrilled to be sailing on a first class ship -- finally. 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. The AFD has been operating in Vietnam since 1994 and has financed almost 100 projects for a total of 2.3 billion ($2.44 billion) in various sectors, including energy, transport, infrastructure, and agriculture. The bow itself was at least twenty stories tall! Twins were born to this woman, a boy and a girl. Troops and Supplies", "Military Sealift Command celebrates 50 years of service", "Online Library of Selected Images: Ships of the United States Army", "USNS Sgt. Posted in Memoirs, My Story, Stories, The Army, Troop Ships tagged with Army, Buckner, Memoirs . All served in the Southwest Pacific Area. We had gone to Germany on the Patch and I have lots about it for some reason. Design 216 (Boat, Supply, Diesel, Steel, 99'). the Pacific in support of the Korean [51] The transport Hooker was fitted as a cable ship for Philippine service arriving in Manila from New York 26 June 1899. amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. She was sold for scrap for $604,050 to Luria Brother and Co. on 17 November 1976, and scrapped in Taiwan the next year. I don't remember any of those I sailed with from Germany except one boxer who happened to have similar name as I. Some of these were substantial vessels, 300 feet long, with a 3,000-ton displacement and a crew complement of 60-plus men. USNS General Simon B. Buckner. Some, such as "Design 277" (Vessel, Passenger-Cargo, Diesel, Wood, 114') were wooden hull while the "classic" "Design 381" (Vessel, Supply, Diesel, Steel, 177') was a miniature steel cargo vessel with two hatches and central booms. ", Others were too young to remember the storms as the ship carried not only soldiers but, for some, their families. Our crossing was uneventful. "I was on board an 'MSTS ROSE' in July or August 1962. The Army has a fleet of approximately 500 watercraft, operated by units of the U.S. Army Transportation Corps. After the 1950 hand over these were merchant mariners, a civilian body that had manned our convoys during WWII and died in the tens of thousands to submarine and air attack. B. Buckner was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in Army purchase 31 March 1942, inter-island transport Hawaiian Islands, wrecked February 18, 1947. [41] The official designation was "Design No. I still have an old news paper, with news of the day with location and distance to port, printed on 20 April 1951. I am going to have a lot of fun with Sherlock, Watson, and company. to Obtain Photographic Reproductions. The other ship, first obtained for the purpose, was a commercial ship allocated by the War Shipping Administration (WSA). of the 9th Infantry Division., was one of those aboard. World War II Troop Ships is a "Fang, Ramses & Rupert " production. W. Eberle went to the Atlantic, where in June and early July I sailed on the Rose in late October of 1953. Maurice Rose spent most of her career on the route between New York and 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. Those cargo holds full of troops had waves of vomit sloshing back and forth as the ship rolled and pitched. The Army assumed formal ownership of the ship in I recall the service was conducted by Chaplin Fink. and another returning servicemen to the United States from Le Her namesake, Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman (1851-1940), was with Dewey in the Spanish American war and commanded US forces with the English under Beatty in WWI. HortEx Vietnam 2023 has attracted 200 companies from 25 countries and territories, including Belgium, China, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the US, and UK. I have a cute picture of my grandson wearing the sailor hat that we bought on the ship. During World War II he commanded American troops in Alaska, with headquarters at Fort Richardson, Anchorage. This information, specifications and resulting ship histories are gathered and compiled from from various sources that many times conflict. But we made it. I met and still have good buddies that made that same trip with me. The name of the Rose was written on one of mother's snapshots.". 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. She leaves behind, however, thousands of memories and a legacy of having supported the defense of Freedom around the globe through four decades. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. Another Air Force serviceman who went to Europe on the Rose was Dick Bergman, USAF, who "shipped out on the USNS General Maurice Rose bound for Bremerhaven Germany. None of the troops were permitted above deck for some 2-2/12 days. Ownership passed back to the Navy, but the ship retained her Army name. Stay tuned and please keep submitting info via email. 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. I was also exempt from all the nasty little jobs the Army gives troops to keep them busy. "I was on this ship on our way to Viet Nam in Dec. of 1966. Our Dad was with us, but pulled duty in the hole with prisoners. I will never forget! Admiral W. S. Benson-class transport built by the Maritime [156] 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. 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. USNS GENERAL ALEXANDER M. PATCH T-AP-122. In 1951 the ship continued to sail from California to Yokohama and Guam in support of the UN war effort in Korea until she left San Francisco for Galveston, Texas, 29 June. . Transiting the Panama Canal from New York, she arrived at Yokohama 19 March, and 3 days later began the long trip back to Panama. World War II era tugs came in two general classifications, though those were not rigid and variances may particularly be seen in commercial vessels taken in early during the war. If you have any the Curator to share or discuss or with any questions! ), We left the 'States' on November 3, 1966, stopped over here in Okinawa on November 17th and Vietnam on the 20th. she made a crossing carrying troops from Naples, Italy to Trinidad ", "It got to the point where the ship would roll so far over on her side I would worry she wasn't going to come back up. ", 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. Pages 1 & 2, Information Booklet, 1956. 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. 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. These, as with all the smaller Army ships, were simply designated "U.S. Army name (number)", and not designated U.S. Army Transport (USAT). California to Vietnam, then returned to the East Coast and made Built as "Point Judith" by Albinia Engine & Machine Works, O/N 216656. please feel free to contribute that information as well. I was given some pills and a supply of paper bags to take with me as I traveled the ship. 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. We also hit a storm and lost mileage for three days." The ships provided mobile depot support for B-29 Superfortress and P-51 Mustangs based on Guam, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa beginning in December 1944. I treasure the certificate I got from that boat that says I was a great passenger on it. That freedom continues to thrive today thanks to the efforts of her builders, her crews, and the passengers she carried. August 1990 and sold by the Maritime Administration in June 1997 CSM (Maintenance) ships, in addition to acting as CS ships, were also equipped for radio repair operations to supply floating maintenance. As a Specialist 4, E4, I shared a cabin with another E4 in a forward cabin, near where the anchor was housed. We sailed from New Jersey on December 20, 1951 and arrived in Bremerhaven Germany on 2 January 1952. Yes, this was my first of many bouts with sea sickness. The most valuable thing I learned as editor is to listen to your people. Simon B. Buckner and USNS General Simon B. Buckner All the Navy's "Admiral" ships were transferred to the Army post war and were then renamed for generals. Mr. Baker continued, "To keep the military on board somewhat occupied I and my cabin partner was assigned a bevy of security guards we had to post at various places throughout the ship, mostly at stairwells to observe seasick GIs mostly. My mother was afraid of flying in an airplane so we went by ship We were processed through Ft. Hamilton, NY where received our battery of shots. Looking for more information from military/civilian Below is a listing of ships that are believed to have transported troops during WWII. Wir freuen uns, Ihnen das brandneue Lego 41027 einfhren zu drfen! We had gone to Germany on the Patch and I have lots about it for some reason. moved definitively to the West Coast in August 1966, supporting Two personnel were trained as divers. 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. amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; The more confusing ships are those that were short-term or time or voyage chartered ships.[1]. was decommissioned in May 1946 and transferred via the Maritime 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. Future visions for HCMC's largest channel. The following 49 files are in this category, out of 49 total. The mixed smell of diesel and breakfast was about more than I could take. I do not know what kept us from sinking. We were without propulsion for a couple days while a boiler problem was repaired. We pulled out of NY on May 5, 1961. After only three days in port General H. W. Butner sailed again, this time eastward to the West Coast. [15] In total the Corps has approximately 2,300 floating plant assets, including barges, tow boats, floating cranes, survey boats, patrol boats and dredges. Admiral E. W. Eberle ", Steve Lyons sailed on the Rose the next year. As Dennis Gruhlke relates, "I sailed on the Rose from Norfolk, VA in September, 1966 as a member of the 702nd MI Detachment (CI). The water was calm and I thought to my self this isn't going to be too bad. I can still remember my sister putting up a fuss and two orderlies had to come into the room and help the nurse. They were supplied with a large inventory of steel, sheet metal, lumber, aluminum, and other materials to manufacture needed parts. For example, the vessel Orizaba (not the later Army owned vessel of the same name) was under Army charter from the Pacific Coast Steamship Company before being lost in 1900. Grover: grounded twice in 1943. [1] CS Restorer was under charter and used civilians, many from its commercial crew, under Army contract. The Banner was a major defense against boredom. I have lots of memorabilia of my dad's days in the Army, but I just can't find anything about our voyage home. Click here to view a site map. Within 5-10 minutes after reporting to the officer of the day the incident the soldier was found walking on B deck. BERLIN (AP) New research reveals that the hunter-gatherer people who dominated Europe 30,000 years ago sought refuge from the last Ice Age in warmer places, but only those who sheltered in what is now Spain and Portugal appear to have survived. NAI: 300346. One of these men manning the Rose was Robert Decker, a former Coast Guardsman. in Germany from 1945 to 1989. Continuing the vital work of ferrying troops to and from the Pacific Theater, General H. W. Butner departed San Pedro 21 October 1944, called at Melbourne, Bombay, Sydney, and Nouma, and returned to San Pedro 7 January 1945. It was a smooth sailing ship. 1 The U. S. Military Response to the 1960 - 1962 Berlin Crisis Dr. Donald A. Carter The U. S. Army Center of Military History he election of a new U.S.T president, John F. Kennedy, in November 1960 renewed the East- West tensions surrounding the city of Berlin that had simmered since the Allied occupation of Germany The food was excellent! Mine was Johnson Barracks in Furth. The soldiers onboard debarked first. It was 1963, and the U.S. Army was shipping me to Europe. 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. 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". Design 225 (Boat, Supply, Ice-Breaker, Diesel, Steel, 102'), Three design number 225 vessels were built by Equitable Equipment Company in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1942, they most likely operated in Alaska or in Greenland waters. The trip was only supposed to take seven days. Commission to the Army. 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. We used to joke that part of the Army nomenclature for us was expendable, non-returnable, with cover. When we finally saw land it was a joyous occasion. We made no effort to make each paper entirely readable, so the passengers were forced to share their copies in order to be able to read every page. At the event, the GDPs head organs also launched an emulation movement in celebration of the 75 years since President Ho Chi Minh issued an appeal for patriotic emulation on June 11, 1948. [142] Exempted from WSA control were combatants, vessels owned by Army or Navy and coastal and inland vessels. 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. He expired and his body was removed from the ship by hoisting an Army ambulance aboard at our first stop at Da nang. Dieser Artikel wurde entwickelt, um den Bedrfnissen unserer Kunden entsprechend zu werden und bietet eine Vielzahl von neuen Funktionen. get to New York. USNS General Simon B. Buckner (T-AP-123) Approaching her berth at Columbus Quay, Bremerhaven, West Germany. 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. for those expressly stated to have been photographed by "Shayne E. Wallesch". Laid up during the following two decades, USNS General Simon The company is equipped with an especially converted ship or barge, fully equipped with machine, electric, engine, wood-working, rigging and paint shops. New images added and page divided 12 December 2007, "How Essentially all maritime commercial cargo and passenger type vessels were under strict control of WSA under Executive Order No. He is making his headquarters in Heidelberg in order to maintain closer liaison with the EUCOM transportation division, which has been handling the sea and land transportation of EUCOM personnel. You can see a submarine docked to the left of the ship. That was our call for breakfast. Long 8 days until we saw the white cliffs of Dover; I was in berthing with the NCOs, cramped, and right over the screws. The master of the ship was C. J. [1] Those under other arrangements continued operating as SS NAME. Buckner served on the New York to Bremerhaven route between 1955 and 1966. Somewhere in my years following that trip on Rose I lost my little book on her and the papers I had detailing when she had been built, what her duty had been, etc, today, on the internet I looked her up. 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