26:
725:
52:
1591:
1586:
867:
685:
spent almost two decades carrying men and material to
American installations throughout the Far East and the Pacific Ocean. Transported troops and accompanying families to and from overseas assignments in Guam, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Okinawa.
857:
personal experience sailing on the Gaffey from San
Francisco to Okinawa in 1956 and returning in 1958 on USS Breckinridge. We transported a brigade of Marines to Inchon, Korea, with ports of call in Guam, Yokohama, Inchon, Taiwan and
920:
1695:
1690:
1660:
576:, on 4 August and, while undergoing voyage repairs, received word at mid-month that hostilities in the Pacific had ended. She stood out of Norfolk on 1 September, with members of the
25:
913:
1685:
1650:
796:
1606:
1680:
1033:
906:
1655:
877:
1316:
631:
to
Okinawa, returning to San Francisco with over 4800 troops. In April, she moved from the west coast to New York City which she reached on 24 April.
1675:
724:
1064:
673:
until 1 March 1950 when the Navy re-acquired her. Retaining her Army name, the transport was not re-commissioned, but instead was assigned to the
624:
929:
388:
242:
1670:
674:
447:
94:
746:
483:, the transport departed San Francisco, on 23 November, bound for the southwestern Pacific Ocean. En route (7 December) she visited
882:
1425:
558:
362:
1665:
1440:
1140:
812:
791:
707:
623:, the transport embarked troops and continued her voyage west on 16 January 1946. She disembarked one group of passengers at
507:. She embarked almost 3500 troops at the latter port and set a course for home where she arrived on the day after Christmas.
777:
2000 EXERCISE as a missile target, 16 June 2000, position: 023° 35' 01.0" North, 159° 50' 00.2" West, depth: 2,730 fathoms
1309:
1274:
1126:
1013:
607:, on 19 October. Between that time and mid-December, the ship made two more round-trip voyages to France and back, one to
584:, France, and embarking American troops, she headed back toward the United States and arrived in Norfolk on 20 September.
717:
On 31 August 1969 she was transferred permanently to
Maritime Administration custody. Her name was again struck from the
1182:
1175:
627:, took on almost 4700 more, and headed for Seattle on 30 January. In March, the ship made a round-trip voyage from the
1057:
306:
1594:
1590:
1585:
1581:
1524:
1331:
1189:
1119:
832:
801:
492:
455:
1492:
1431:
1302:
1249:
1235:
1214:
1207:
1168:
1133:
974:
967:
960:
946:
837:
1228:
1154:
988:
786:
1256:
1221:
1161:
1094:
1087:
1050:
995:
981:
823:
711:
670:
604:
1415:
1382:
1351:
1147:
806:
758:
742:
718:
643:
369:
355:
818:
1645:
1513:
1461:
1362:
1281:
1020:
655:
639:
451:
443:
399:
100:
81:
1404:
659:
600:
459:
431:
419:
395:
310:
186:
1561:
1451:
741:
In 1978 the transport was reacquired by the Navy a second time and her name reinstated on the
588:
573:
164:
35:
1568:
1551:
1342:
1294:
533:, Washington, where she embarked almost 5000 troops to reinforce American units fighting on
476:
706:
was transferred to the
Maritime Administration on a temporary basis to be laid up with the
628:
592:
480:
898:
1503:
1101:
534:
504:
553:
on 12 and 13 July, before getting underway on the latter day bound ultimately for the
1639:
873:
827:
762:
488:
218:
57:
890:
1531:
1073:
620:
554:
538:
1472:
699:
577:
519:
496:
458:
on 20 February 1944 sponsored by Mrs. James Reed and delivered to the Navy and
1483:
1373:
695:
515:
296:
160:
1621:
1608:
581:
403:
484:
608:
542:
511:
530:
526:
on 20 March and departed that island on 8 April for the United States.
774:
596:
550:
546:
529:
After arriving at San
Francisco, late that month, she moved north to
723:
523:
1042:
611:
and the other to
Marseille, returning American servicemen home.
1298:
1046:
902:
619:
On 29 December, she put to sea to return to the
Pacific. At
698:
in the early 1950s and performed similar service in the
510:
The ship put to sea again on 21 February 1945 bound for
587:
Five days later, the ship once more set out for the
549:
before reaching
Okinawa on 2 July. Next she visited
1542:
1330:
1267:
1200:
1112:
1080:
1006:
939:
591:, this time to repatriate some 3765 former Italian
34:(AP-121) in San Pedro Bay, California painted with
765:for the crews of ships undergoing major overhaul.
1696:World War II auxiliary ships of the United States
580:among her passengers. After dropping them off at
1691:Vietnam War auxiliary ships of the United States
422:and then back to the Navy, the ship was renamed
1661:Korean War auxiliary ships of the United States
797:European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
442:Her keel was laid down on 15 December 1942 at
1310:
1058:
1034:List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy
914:
537:. Sailing on 7 May, the transport stopped at
8:
891:NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive
271:608 feet 11 inches (185.60 m)
878:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
430:, making her the only ship to be named for
1317:
1303:
1295:
1065:
1051:
1043:
921:
907:
899:
757:was placed in service in November 1978 at
499:, arriving 10 December. From that island,
328:100,000 cubic feet (2,800 m) of cargo
1325:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 2000
471:Transporting troops for Pacific campaigns
279:75 feet 6 inches (23.01 m)
872:This article incorporates text from the
495:and took on board passengers headed for
287:26 feet 6 inches (8.08 m)
1686:Type P2 ships of the United States Army
850:
638:was decommissioned and returned to the
503:carried another group of passengers to
702:in the mid-1960s. On 4 November 1968,
394:transport, was the second ship of the
20:
1651:Admiral W. S. Benson-class transports
694:She supported American troops in the
48:
7:
1681:Transports of the United States Navy
677:and manned by a civil service crew.
402:(1864–1935). Unusually, the first —
675:Military Sea Transportation Service
1656:Ships built in Alameda, California
732:(IX-507) at Pearl Harbor, in 1987.
209:9 October 1969 and 25 October 1993
14:
747:unclassified miscellaneous vessel
229:Expended as a target 16 June 2000
16:United States Navy transport ship
1589:
1584:
865:
454:contract (MC hull 679). She was
50:
24:
1676:Shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean
642:. Her name was struck from the
559:East Coast of the United States
448:Bethlehem-Alameda Shipyard Inc.
410:— served concurrently with the
95:Bethlehem-Alameda Shipyard Inc.
813:National Defense Service Medal
792:Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
708:National Defense Reserve Fleet
690:Korean and Vietnam War support
565:Supporting Atlantic operations
518:, whence she proceeded to the
1:
881:. The entry can be found
398:to be named for Rear Admiral
658:transferred the ship to the
307:turbo-electric transmission
1712:
1671:Maritime incidents in 2000
1142:General J. C. Breckinridge
833:United Nations Korea Medal
802:World War II Victory Medal
773:The transport was sunk in
737:Service as a barracks hulk
1579:
1523:December (unknown date):
1128:General George M. Randall
1031:
344:618 officers and enlisted
233:
43:
23:
1184:General William Mitchell
1177:General W. P. Richardson
838:Korean War Service Medal
491:, where she disembarked
201:(T-AP-121), 1 March 1950
1622:23.58361°N 159.833389°W
1007:Canceled, December 1944
787:American Campaign Medal
320:19 knots (35 km/h)
261:20,120 tons fully laden
234:General characteristics
1350:March (unknown date):
1191:General William Weigel
1121:General A. E. Anderson
824:Vietnam Campaign Medal
755:General Hugh J. Gaffey
733:
730:General Hugh J. Gaffey
712:Suisun Bay, California
704:General Hugh J. Gaffey
681:General Hugh J. Gaffey
671:Army Transport Service
666:General Hugh J. Gaffey
605:Newport News, Virginia
522:. The ship arrived at
462:on 18 September 1944.
426:General Hugh J. Gaffey
199:General Hugh J. Gaffey
176:General Hugh J. Gaffey
1666:Ships sunk as targets
1627:23.58361; -159.833389
807:Navy Occupation Medal
759:Bremerton, Washington
743:Naval Vessel Register
727:
719:Naval Vessel Register
644:Naval Vessel Register
615:End-of-war operations
370:Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
1251:Admiral W. S. Benson
1237:Admiral R. E. Coontz
1216:Admiral E. W. Eberle
1209:Admiral C. F. Hughes
1170:General W. H. Gordon
1135:General H. W. Butner
1015:Admiral D. W. Taylor
976:Admiral C. F. Hughes
969:Admiral E. W. Eberle
962:Admiral R. E. Coontz
948:Admiral W. S. Benson
931:Admiral W. S. Benson
819:Korean Service Medal
595:. After stopping at
466:World War II Service
390:Admiral W. S. Benson
244:Admiral W. S. Benson
82:Washington Lee Capps
1618: /
1396:Admiral W. L. Capps
1276:President Cleveland
1244:Admiral W. L. Capps
1230:Admiral Hugh Rodman
1156:General M. C. Meigs
1022:Admiral F. B. Upham
990:Admiral Hugh Rodman
955:Admiral W. L. Capps
721:on 9 October 1969.
656:Maritime Commission
640:Maritime Commission
636:Admiral W. L. Capps
570:Admiral W. L. Capps
501:Admiral W. L. Capps
479:training along the
452:Maritime Commission
444:Alameda, California
438:Built in California
412:Admiral W. L. Capps
400:Washington L. Capps
383:Admiral W. L. Capps
258:9,676 tons dockside
217:1 November 1978 as
101:Alameda, California
70:Admiral W. L. Capps
32:Admiral W. L. Capps
1258:Admiral W. S. Sims
1223:Admiral H. T. Mayo
1163:General W. A. Mann
997:Admiral W. S. Sims
983:Admiral H. T. Mayo
745:. Redesignated an
734:
660:United States Army
603:, she returned to
432:Hugh Joseph Gaffey
420:United States Army
418:a transfer to the
396:United States Navy
1601:
1600:
1292:
1291:
1149:General John Pope
1103:President Jackson
1040:
1039:
933:-class transports
809:with "ASIA" clasp
669:. She served the
589:Mediterranean Sea
574:Norfolk, Virginia
378:
377:
356:5"/38 caliber gun
144:18 September 1944
136:18 September 1944
125:Sponsored by
84:, USN (1864–1935)
36:dazzle camouflage
1703:
1633:
1632:
1630:
1629:
1628:
1623:
1619:
1616:
1615:
1614:
1611:
1593:
1588:
1572:
1556:
1535:
1519:
1508:
1498:
1487:
1477:
1467:
1456:
1446:
1435:
1420:
1410:
1399:
1388:
1377:
1367:
1364:World Discoverer
1357:
1346:
1343:Solway Harvester
1319:
1312:
1305:
1296:
1283:President Wilson
1067:
1060:
1053:
1044:
923:
916:
909:
900:
869:
868:
859:
855:
761:, to serve as a
662:which named her
650:Post-war service
593:prisoners of war
572:entered port at
450:, Inc., under a
120:20 February 1944
112:15 December 1942
60:
55:
54:
53:
28:
21:
1711:
1710:
1706:
1705:
1704:
1702:
1701:
1700:
1636:
1635:
1626:
1624:
1620:
1617:
1612:
1609:
1607:
1605:
1604:
1602:
1597:
1575:
1559:
1549:
1543:Other incidents
1538:
1522:
1511:
1501:
1490:
1480:
1470:
1459:
1449:
1443:La Moure County
1438:
1423:
1413:
1402:
1391:
1380:
1370:
1360:
1349:
1339:
1326:
1323:
1293:
1288:
1263:
1196:
1108:
1096:President Hayes
1089:President Adams
1076:
1071:
1041:
1036:
1027:
1002:
935:
927:
896:
866:
863:
862:
856:
852:
847:
783:
771:
739:
692:
652:
634:On 8 May 1946,
629:U.S. West Coast
617:
567:
481:U.S. West Coast
473:
468:
440:
292:Installed power
128:Mrs. James Reed
56:
51:
49:
39:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1709:
1707:
1699:
1698:
1693:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1668:
1663:
1658:
1653:
1648:
1638:
1637:
1599:
1598:
1580:
1577:
1576:
1574:
1573:
1557:
1546:
1544:
1540:
1539:
1537:
1536:
1526:Mariz e Barros
1520:
1509:
1499:
1488:
1478:
1468:
1457:
1453:Express Samina
1447:
1436:
1421:
1411:
1400:
1389:
1378:
1368:
1358:
1347:
1336:
1334:
1328:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1321:
1314:
1307:
1299:
1290:
1289:
1287:
1286:
1279:
1271:
1269:
1265:
1264:
1262:
1261:
1254:
1247:
1240:
1233:
1226:
1219:
1212:
1204:
1202:
1198:
1197:
1195:
1194:
1187:
1180:
1173:
1166:
1159:
1152:
1145:
1138:
1131:
1124:
1116:
1114:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1106:
1099:
1092:
1084:
1082:
1078:
1077:
1072:
1070:
1069:
1062:
1055:
1047:
1038:
1037:
1032:
1029:
1028:
1026:
1025:
1018:
1010:
1008:
1004:
1003:
1001:
1000:
993:
986:
979:
972:
965:
958:
951:
943:
941:
937:
936:
928:
926:
925:
918:
911:
903:
894:
893:
861:
860:
849:
848:
846:
843:
842:
841:
835:
830:
821:
816:
810:
804:
799:
794:
789:
782:
779:
770:
767:
738:
735:
728:Barracks ship
691:
688:
651:
648:
646:in June 1946.
616:
613:
566:
563:
505:Espiritu Santo
472:
469:
467:
464:
439:
436:
408: (DD-550)
376:
375:
374:
373:
366:
359:
350:
346:
345:
342:
338:
337:
334:
330:
329:
326:
322:
321:
318:
314:
313:
304:
300:
299:
293:
289:
288:
285:
281:
280:
277:
273:
272:
269:
265:
264:
263:
262:
259:
254:
250:
249:
240:
239:Class and type
236:
235:
231:
230:
227:
223:
222:
215:
211:
210:
207:
203:
202:
195:
191:
190:
187:Hugh J. Gaffey
183:
179:
178:
172:
168:
167:
158:
157:Identification
154:
153:
150:
149:Decommissioned
146:
145:
142:
138:
137:
134:
130:
129:
126:
122:
121:
118:
114:
113:
110:
106:
105:
104:
103:
98:
90:
86:
85:
78:
74:
73:
66:
62:
61:
46:
45:
41:
40:
29:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1708:
1697:
1694:
1692:
1689:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1667:
1664:
1662:
1659:
1657:
1654:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1644:
1643:
1641:
1634:
1631:
1613:159°50′00.2″W
1596:
1592:
1587:
1583:
1578:
1570:
1566:
1565:
1558:
1555:
1554:
1553:Vereshchagino
1548:
1547:
1545:
1541:
1534:
1533:
1528:
1527:
1521:
1518:
1517:
1510:
1507:
1506:
1500:
1497:
1496:
1489:
1486:
1485:
1479:
1476:
1475:
1469:
1466:
1465:
1458:
1455:
1454:
1448:
1445:
1444:
1437:
1433:
1429:
1428:
1422:
1419:
1418:
1412:
1409:
1408:
1401:
1398:
1397:
1390:
1387:
1386:
1379:
1376:
1375:
1369:
1366:
1365:
1359:
1356:
1355:
1348:
1345:
1344:
1338:
1337:
1335:
1333:
1329:
1320:
1315:
1313:
1308:
1306:
1301:
1300:
1297:
1285:
1284:
1280:
1278:
1277:
1273:
1272:
1270:
1266:
1260:
1259:
1255:
1253:
1252:
1248:
1246:
1245:
1241:
1239:
1238:
1234:
1232:
1231:
1227:
1225:
1224:
1220:
1218:
1217:
1213:
1211:
1210:
1206:
1205:
1203:
1199:
1193:
1192:
1188:
1186:
1185:
1181:
1179:
1178:
1174:
1172:
1171:
1167:
1165:
1164:
1160:
1158:
1157:
1153:
1151:
1150:
1146:
1144:
1143:
1139:
1137:
1136:
1132:
1130:
1129:
1125:
1123:
1122:
1118:
1117:
1115:
1111:
1105:
1104:
1100:
1098:
1097:
1093:
1091:
1090:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1079:
1075:
1074:Type P2 ships
1068:
1063:
1061:
1056:
1054:
1049:
1048:
1045:
1035:
1030:
1024:
1023:
1019:
1017:
1016:
1012:
1011:
1009:
1005:
999:
998:
994:
992:
991:
987:
985:
984:
980:
978:
977:
973:
971:
970:
966:
964:
963:
959:
957:
956:
952:
950:
949:
945:
944:
942:
938:
934:
932:
924:
919:
917:
912:
910:
905:
904:
901:
897:
892:
889:
888:
887:
886:
884:
879:
876:
875:
874:public domain
854:
851:
844:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
828:campaign star
825:
822:
820:
817:
814:
811:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
784:
780:
778:
776:
768:
766:
764:
763:barracks ship
760:
756:
752:
748:
744:
736:
731:
726:
722:
720:
715:
713:
709:
705:
701:
697:
689:
687:
684:
682:
676:
672:
668:
667:
661:
657:
649:
647:
645:
641:
637:
632:
630:
626:
622:
614:
612:
610:
606:
602:
598:
594:
590:
585:
583:
579:
575:
571:
564:
562:
560:
556:
552:
548:
544:
540:
536:
532:
527:
525:
521:
517:
513:
508:
506:
502:
498:
494:
490:
489:New Caledonia
486:
482:
478:
470:
465:
463:
461:
457:
453:
449:
445:
437:
435:
433:
429:
427:
421:
417:
413:
409:
407:
401:
397:
393:
391:
386:
384:
371:
367:
364:
360:
357:
353:
352:
351:
348:
347:
343:
340:
339:
335:
332:
331:
327:
324:
323:
319:
316:
315:
312:
308:
305:
302:
301:
298:
294:
291:
290:
286:
283:
282:
278:
275:
274:
270:
267:
266:
260:
257:
256:
255:
252:
251:
247:
245:
241:
238:
237:
232:
228:
225:
224:
220:
219:barracks hulk
216:
213:
212:
208:
205:
204:
200:
196:
193:
192:
188:
184:
181:
180:
177:
173:
170:
169:
166:
162:
159:
156:
155:
151:
148:
147:
143:
140:
139:
135:
132:
131:
127:
124:
123:
119:
116:
115:
111:
108:
107:
102:
99:
96:
93:
92:
91:
88:
87:
83:
79:
76:
75:
71:
67:
64:
63:
59:
58:United States
47:
42:
37:
33:
27:
22:
19:
1603:
1563:
1552:
1532:Team Philips
1530:
1525:
1515:
1504:
1494:
1482:
1473:
1463:
1452:
1442:
1426:
1416:
1406:
1395:
1393:
1384:
1372:
1363:
1353:
1341:
1282:
1275:
1257:
1250:
1243:
1242:
1236:
1229:
1222:
1215:
1208:
1190:
1183:
1176:
1169:
1162:
1155:
1148:
1141:
1134:
1127:
1120:
1102:
1095:
1088:
1021:
1014:
996:
989:
982:
975:
968:
961:
954:
953:
947:
930:
895:
880:
871:
864:
853:
772:
754:
750:
740:
729:
716:
710:facility at
703:
693:
680:
678:
665:
663:
653:
635:
633:
621:Pearl Harbor
618:
586:
569:
568:
555:Panama Canal
539:Pearl Harbor
528:
509:
500:
474:
460:commissioned
441:
425:
423:
415:
411:
405:
389:
382:
380:
379:
363:Bofors 40 mm
253:Displacement
243:
198:
175:
141:Commissioned
69:
31:
18:
1625: /
1514:HMNZS
700:Vietnam War
578:French Navy
520:Philippines
497:Guadalcanal
1646:1944 ships
1640:Categories
1610:23°35′01″N
1484:Ievoli Sun
1374:Stanegarth
1332:Shipwrecks
845:References
696:Korean War
683:(T-AP-121)
516:New Guinea
475:Following
428:(T-AP-121)
372:gun mounts
368:14 × twin
365:gun mounts
341:Complement
303:Propulsion
214:Reinstated
161:IMO number
152:8 May 1946
1562:USS
1505:SeaBreeze
1474:Belofin-1
1464:Shou Shan
1441:USS
1405:USS
1394:USS
1383:USS
1268:P2-SE2-R3
1201:P2-SE2-R1
1081:P2-S1-DN3
940:Completed
826:with one
815:with star
601:Marseille
582:Marseille
512:Hollandia
477:shakedown
446:, by the
404:USS
361:8 × twin
248:transport
189:, US Army
109:Laid down
1560:12 Oct:
1550:24 Apr:
1512:18 Dec:
1502:17 Dec:
1495:Chen Hai
1481:31 Oct:
1471:21 Oct:
1460:18 Oct:
1450:26 Sep:
1439:12 Sep:
1432:disaster
1424:12 Aug:
1417:Treasure
1414:23 Jun:
1403:17 Jun:
1392:16 Jun:
1385:Buchanan
1381:14 Jun:
1361:30 Apr:
1340:11 Jan:
1113:P2-S2-R2
858:Okinawa.
625:Yokosuka
609:Le Havre
557:and the
543:Eniwetok
456:launched
385:(AP-121)
349:Armament
325:Capacity
206:Stricken
185:General
182:Namesake
133:Acquired
117:Launched
80:Admiral
77:Namesake
72:(AP-121)
1569:bombing
1516:Waikato
1491:9 Dec:
1371:6 Jun:
840:(Korea)
535:Okinawa
531:Seattle
493:marines
309:, twin
295:19,000
194:Renamed
171:Renamed
165:8643092
163::
89:Builder
44:History
1407:Worden
1354:Taimur
870:
781:Awards
775:RIMPAC
751:IX-507
597:Naples
551:Saipan
547:Ulithi
545:, and
485:Nouméa
392:-class
358:mounts
333:Troops
268:Length
246:-class
221:IX-507
1493:ROCS
1462:ROCS
1427:Kursk
679:USNS
664:USAT
524:Leyte
424:USNS
406:Capps
387:, an
336:5,200
317:Speed
311:screw
284:Draft
197:USNS
174:USAT
1595:2001
1582:1999
1564:Cole
1352:PNS
883:here
769:Fate
654:The
599:and
381:USS
354:4 ×
276:Beam
226:Fate
68:USS
65:Name
30:USS
416:Via
297:shp
1642::
1529:,
753:,
749:,
714:.
561:.
541:,
514:,
487:,
434:.
414:.
1571:)
1567:(
1434:)
1430:(
1318:e
1311:t
1304:v
1066:e
1059:t
1052:v
922:e
915:t
908:v
885:.
97:,
38:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
