I sailed on the Rose in late October of 1953. She named the boy Maurice and the girl Rose. I boarded the ship at NY Harbor and 10 days later stepped on ground again in Bremen, Germany. 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. [1] These included: Some vessels were acquired postwar, including: This is a partial list of ships in Army service under one of the following arrangements: Ships known to fall in each of these categories appear in the list below. NAI: 300346. The Banner was printed on a worn-out mimeograph machine, and the result was lots of gaps and unreadable copy in the paper. I wore it the whole time we were on the ship, and then some. World events pulled the Rose away from the Atlantic soon after. Many of these men have vivid memories of the passage, and the rough seas the ship often encountered. In the next two years she operated in the Pacific between Guam and San Francisco, carrying dependents and servicemen to stations in the Far East. We went about six miles in 24 hours. 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. 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. These vessels were primarily used as supply ships, that could retrieve aircraft if needed. 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 "I was on this ship on our way to Viet Nam in Dec. of 1966. [54] That SpanishAmerican War prize was replaced by the larger Dellwood for work with Alaskan cables. On the way back in 1955 there were some terrible storms. [36], Eleven of these small ships were built for the U.S. Army Air Corps/Army Air Forces in late 1942 through mid 1943. Stay tuned and please keep submitting info via email. The ship was converted for its new role at a cost of $4.5 million. I still have an old news paper, with news of the day with location and distance to port, printed on 20 April 1951. The Admiral Rodman was on her shakedown cruise off California when the Japanese surrender ended World War II. features, including armament, removed. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. 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. Simon B. Buckner and USNS General Simon B. Buckner I have visited web sites, but can't find anything about this situation. 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. 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. The storm we experienced was as bad as the 1955 storm (related below). I did not get sick on the return but it took 10 days. a larger view of the same image. Finally after about 10 days the water started to calm, and we caught our first sight of England. Others were sold commercially or simply scrapped. It certainly was an exciting adventure for an 8 yr. old boy. The name of the Rose was written on one of mother's snapshots.". Transportation Service. and operated her with a civilian crew as part of its water transportation 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. Before the month ended, the Korean War broke out, and General H. W. Butner was one of the handful of ships immediately available. 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. Patterson, Army JAG. This was a hand drawn and penned mimeographed affair similar to an old school newspaper that ships sometimes made. I do not remember going back on deck for the rest of the trip until we reached Bremerhaven, but it was January and probably no one was allowed on deck. What Is the Log4j Flaw, and How Does it Affect You? USS Admiral Hugh Rodman AP-126 then transited to New York, where in May 1946 she was decommissioned and transferred to the Army. The water was calm and I thought to my self this isn't going to be too bad. 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. 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. The machine was worn out, and the reproduction quality was terrible. She 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[131][132][133] 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. World War II Troop Ships claims no ownership of the images displayed on this site except I think many guys found religion on that trip. 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. 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 I can still remember my sister putting up a fuss and two orderlies had to come into the room and help the nurse. I got queasy but not totally wiped out like many. I have a cute picture of my grandson wearing the sailor hat that we bought on the ship. The most valuable thing I learned as editor is to listen to your people. "I was a merchant marine sailor back around 1951 and sailed twice on the Rose from New York to South Hampton England and Bremerhaven, Germany. ", Jerry Hawkins also crossed on the Rose in 1962, and found the weather just as rough. I can say it was a rude awakening from what I had gone to bed with last night! Six Liberty ships were converted at Point Clear, Alabama, near Brookley Field, outside Mobile, Alabama. Feb 16, 2012 - USS General Alexander M Patch, Troop Ship that took me to Bremerhaven, Germany from Brooklyn Army Depot, New York. Army use as tug, 428 tons, 147' length, built Neafie & Levy 1897 as "Plymouth" to USCG as "Iris" 18991934, sold 21 June 1934 as "Plymouth", later "Big Chief" 1938, service with both the Army and Navy during World War II, "B. O. Colonna" 1956, scrapped 1973, United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Mine Planters & Associated Ships 1904-1909, "U.S. Army Coastal Freighters (F, FS) Built During WWII", List of World War II vessel types of the United States, "The U.S. Army's San Francisco Port of Embarkation in World War II", "USAT Fred C. Ainsworth (Transport, 1943-1950)", "Chapter 4: "Help on the Way". General Maurice Rose from Bremerhaven, Germany to New York, returning from a 31 month tour in southern France. Nicknamed sailjers, They wore sailor dungarees on the ship, and Army uniforms on land. Digital photographs[11] of a few of these vessels in Army service are provided at the Naval History and Heritage Command. Approximately 20 MSTS (nucleus and controlled) ships called at Bremerhaven and other ports served by MSTSO Bremerhaven each month. 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. There was a large space on the deck level where we all hung out during day. From the Canal Zone, General H. W. Butner sailed to La Pallice, France, and to Bremerhaven, where she embarked passengers for New York. We rolled and pitched and I seriously thought the ship was sinking. We used to joke that part of the Army nomenclature for us was expendable, non-returnable, with cover. It was my honor to serve in the United States Army. Soldiers settling into a troop compartment for a seven day voyage to Germany for duty. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit"; My dad was supposed to report at Ft. Adams on January 2, 1948. Commissioned 21 November 1944 - Decommissioned 24 March 1946. moved to the Philippines where she embarked over 2,000 formerly The transport then retraced her steps to Melbourne and Bombay, arriving off the Indian coast 26 August. and during the next ten years completed over 130 Atlantic voyages When we finally saw land it was a joyous occasion. 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. That is why I enlisted. and another returning servicemen to the United States from Le We also hit a storm and lost mileage for three days." This was my first time seeing even the lights of America since June 1956. The two years we spent in Germany were very educational and alot of fun. As a result, the Army lost almost all of its big vessels. All were simply U.S. Army (LT/ST #).[1][155]. It was so bad they would not let us out on deck. personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army Conversion began in the spring of 1944. As we pulled out of NY harbor and passed the Statue of Liberty I felt a real sense of patriotism. It was really rough. The Banner ran a news digest from the radio room every day, and had a lot of canned content used on every nine day voyage. General H. W. Butner was decommissioned 28 January 1960 at Bayonne. 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.". The ships were fitted with machine tools, cranes, and all the equipment necessary for a machine shop, including welding, radiator, tank, wood, patterns, blue print, electrical, fabric and dope, paint, air-conditioned instrument and camera shops, radio, battery, propeller, tires and fuel cells, armament and turrets, plating, radar, carburetor, and turbo-super-charger. But on the way back, we went through a storm, a propeller shaft broke and the propeller went to the bottom and some of the bottom of the ship flooded. These were operated by the Quartermaster Corps. I recall the service was conducted by Chaplin Fink. CSM (Maintenance) ships, in addition to acting as CS ships, were also equipped for radio repair operations to supply floating maintenance. I always liked that ship. 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. (1950-2000), USAT General Maurice Rose (1947-1950), USS Admiral Hugh Rodman (1945-1947), T-AP-126, AP-126, Troop Transport, WWII, Cold War, Vietnam. He was Capt.Wm.F. The head line is MacArthur policy. ", "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. 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. It was a smooth sailing ship. ", "The next thing I remember was the train ride to Munich.". ", Similar sentiment was shared by self proclaimed "US Army brat" Edward E. Smith who "rode the ship from New York to Germany in February 1962 and the North Atlantic and the English Channel was terrible. "General" name, the ship made numerous crossings of Our crossing was uneventful. Do you have any information about a troop ship or a voyage that is already listed? Microfilm Publication A3461, 21 rolls. The trip was only supposed to take seven days. I recall the rough waters. Page made 6 March 2006 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. A second trip to Vietnam was made between September 1966 and January 1967. It was rough both ways, but having never been in a ship, I don't think we really knew how bad it was. Most of the cable was saved. As a civilian-manned MSTS transport, USNS General One of these men manning the Rose was Robert Decker, a former Coast Guardsman. Our room on the ship was really nice and we loved looking through the porthole. I had received some second degree burns (water burns from an exploding radiator) just before we shipped out of Ft. Dix, NJ and the time I spent up on deck were painful with sea spray not mixing with my healing burns. New images added and page divided 12 December 2007, "How 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". [1] CS Restorer was under charter and used civilians, many from its commercial crew, under Army contract. In 2000 the General Maurice Rose was broken up for scrap and is no more. That cable laying capability had been allowed to deteriorate to the point that the Army had to charter the C.S. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C. He was promoted to Lieutenant General 4 May 1943 to assume command of the 10th Army. Naval Ship (prefix "USNS"). I can also remember seeing the ship for the first time. 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. 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. 3 min read. Capt. fill out our online crossing submission form. All the Navy's "Admiral" ships were transferred to the Army post war and were then renamed for generals. One of the latter, Bill Douglas, "crossed the Atlantic aboard that ship, although not as a soldier. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. There were daily movies and a library, but little else for people to do. E-mail 9054. 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. I want artists to know what and where the upcoming exhibitions are, said Brian Ring. [51] The transport Hooker was fitted as a cable ship for Philippine service arriving in Manila from New York 26 June 1899. A Russian trawler struck an ice berg and was sinking north of us. The sailors said that it was the worst they had ever seen. General H. W. Butner was launched by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company of Kearny, New Jersey, 19 September 1943 under Maritime Commission contract for the Army; acquired by the Navy 5 December 1943; placed in ferry commission the same day for transfer to the Maryland Drydock Company of Baltimore, for conversion to a troop transport; and placed in full commission 11 January 1944. I do not know what kept us from sinking. World War II Troop Ships is a "Fang, Ramses & Rupert " production. Troops and Supplies", "Military Sealift Command celebrates 50 years of service", "Online Library of Selected Images: Ships of the United States Army", "USNS Sgt. [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. for scrapping. It also took 15 days. The ship had just been redecorated to improve comfort for military personnel and their families traveling to Germany. They and other smaller Army craft were simply designated as Army with "U.S. Army" over the number.[136]. Within 5-10 minutes after reporting to the officer of the day the incident the soldier was found walking on B deck. An example may be seen in the photographs of USAT Fred C. Each morning a man would come through the halls with a xylophone and while playing it would shout out "Rise and Shine 7 o'clock!" He is probably better known today than in the Victorian era because of movies and television. Despite these important efforts, the primary duty of the Rose remained transporting troops and their families between America and Europe. ", Another dependent, Trent Young, remembers "going with my father and the rest my family to Germany in 1958 aboard her. We were, according to naval personnel, about to divert to the S.O.S. This was the day my enlistment was supposed to have ended. Thanks for letting me tell my story,and to all who sailed on her god bless you all. HortEx Vietnam is the largest professional meeting place in Southeast Asia for businesses and experts in the vegetable, flower, and fruit industry. ", 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. I learned quickly that the North Atlantic was not going to be a fun trip. Buckner served on the New York to Bremerhaven route between 1955 and 1966. The food was excellent! 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. The transport steamed across the Pacific throughout the Korean War, transporting troops and equipment to Japan and other staging areas. ", Shipboard, USS Gen. Maurice Rose, October 1953 (courtesy of Dick Bergman). During these years, the ship also deployed to the Mediterranean 17 times to assist Sixth Fleet operations. 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. Powers. Quick trip to the head every now and then and we were good to go. I'd had gotten sick in the car but this was even worse. [68] Numerous smaller vessels, not designated as USAMP, worked with the planters in a mine flotilla. Only the first eight World War II-era LT numbered tugs built by Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay New York, were given names during construction. USAT GENERAL ALEXANDER M. PATCH. arriving at San Pedro, California, in early May Admiral E. The far-ranging transport departed France with troops 12 June, and arrived back in Norfolk 20 June. Kees van Baar, the Dutch ambassador to Viet Nam, said companies from his country are showcasing the best [Read more] about Horticultural, floricultural tech expo opens in HCM City, Filed Under: Uncategorized News, hcm city district map, hcm city postal code, hcm city population, hcm city postcode, hcm city things to do, hcm city vietnam zip code, hcm city weather, hcm city weather forecast, hcm city zipcode, hcm city zoo, hcm city to singapore, hcm city to vung tau, hcm city to dalat, hcm city to phu quoc, hcm city to bangkok, hcm city to hanoi, tech expo 2019, iot tech expo north america 2017, iot tech expo north america 2016, iot tech expo 2017, Brian Rings art blog promoting Vietnamese culture, www.hanoigrapevine.com , which is helpful to not only art-lovers but also artists, now has a Vietnamese version. We went thru the English Channel to Bremerhaven Germany where trains were waiting to take us to our final destination. It made me, after all these years, a little sad to see the first words, 'scrapped in 2000. The USNS Rose looked awful small out there and the Atlantic looked awful big! Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command collection at the Naval History and Heritage Command. The soldiers onboard debarked first. (Photo: AFP/Philippine Coast Guard) Hanoi (VNA) - A Philippine fuel tanker partially sank in the country's waters on February 28, authorities said, as they tried to contain a diesel spill stretching several kilometres. [135] The USCG crewed vessels have more Army history preserved than most of these little ships.[136]. 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. Took us 10 days from point a to point b. She arrived in San Pedro 6 October 1944. Havre, France. "I was on board an 'MSTS ROSE' in July or August 1962. USNS General Simon B. Buckner (T-AP-123). WW2troopships.com & WWIItroopships.com I had commissary duties, so I had access to 7-up and soda crackers! ", An Army veteran whose name was not provided, also told the curator of a Rough Crossing he made on the Rose. 2 Army repair ships (Army repair ship or FMS). . If you know of ships that carried troops (even if you do not have specific crossing information), please let me know. Built as "Point Judith" by Albinia Engine & Machine Works, O/N 216656. USNS GENERAL ALEXANDER M. PATCH T-AP-122. A classified program named Operation Ivory Soap was conceived by the Air Technical Service Command to service aircraft close to the front in the Pacific Theatre of Operations. [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. For some reason known only to the military gods, I was chosen to edit the ships newspaper, The Buckner Banner, although I was a lowly private. 14 to 24 December 1945 15 to 20 February 1946 13 to 20 April 1946 Decommissioned, 14 May 1946, at New York Transferred to the US Army Transportation Service in May 1946 Commissioned USAT General Maurice Rose, 1 August 1946 Reacquired by the US Navy and assigned to the Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS) They were also fitted with landing platforms to accommodate four R-4 helicopters, creating the first seagoing helicopter-equipped ships, and provided medical evacuation of combat casualties in both the Philippines and Okinawa. * On the same day, the General Department of Logistics held a ceremony to kick off new-year training course in 2023. The Army soon renamed the ship General Simon B. Buckner He launched his art blog for artistic purposes, not for commercial gain. ", Tom Nadeau also sailed in heavy seas, "My family was on the Rose in January, 1956 with the 11th Airborne Division. Apparently, she was known for rough crossings of the North Atlantic. My job was to come up with some original content. Admiral E. W. Eberle 111-SC-1003 - Damaged German ship - A broken . CSN (News) ships were used by civilian reporters. between October 1945 and March 1946. She then operated in the Caribbean until 11 April, when she departed for San Diego, California. [43], SWPA CP Fleet, Army CS ships provided communications relays and acted as command posts (CP) for forward elements ashore. Laid up during the following two decades, USNS General Simon [142], The FS numbered vessels and Army tugs do not normally have "USAT" in their names. The intended use of these ships after the war was trans-Pacific service. USNS General Simon B. Buckner. August 1990 and sold by the Maritime Administration in June 1997 for those expressly stated to have been photographed by "Shayne E. Wallesch". Bremerhaven, West Germany, supporting U. S. military forces in Europe. The ship was rolling so badly, the water was flying OUT of the cans! ". ), It is expected to be completed in 2025. After upkeep at Seattle, There were stories about previous trips with bad weather. How soon some forget! The USNS Rose is one of them. From there she returned to Melbourne with troops and sailed for California via Nouma and Efate, New Hebrides. John J. Keegan also sailed the Channel on the Rose. She was sold for scrap for $604,050 to Luria Brother and Co. on 17 November 1976, and scrapped in Taiwan the next year. The more confusing ships are those that were short-term or time or voyage chartered ships.[1]. The article goes into some detail on the organization and operations of between New York and Bremerhaven, West Germany, with some stops amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; Lego 41027 - Der TOP-Favorit unserer Produkttester. Each appears to have used familiar terms when noting the ships in records as seen in the Quartermaster reference,[54] and records elsewhere. The paper is no longer for sale. [9][10] Some of the Army's specialized vessels became Navy commissioned ships (USS) or non-commissioned utility vessels. We were both Bakers, he an E4, I an E5. I have visited web sites, but can't find anything about this situation. Technical management of the cable ships was under Signal Corps and the entire enterprise of undersea cable work was the very specialized realm of several large communications corporations which operated their own cable vessels and provided experts in handling cable equipment and cable. Grover: grounded twice in 1943. 1945 with a largely Coast Guard crew. 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