36:
357:
21:
440:
482:
570:
575:
475:
534:
560:
450:
301:. Acquired by the Navy 30 December 1942; and commissioned the same day. With a complement of 460, and a troop capacity of 1,166 or a bed capacity of 700,
555:
468:
337:
on 31 October 1947. Following the establishment of a unified sea transportation service, she was returned to the Navy on 1 March 1950 and designated
319:
was fitted with weapons for her defense; this allowed her to operate just off of the beaches where
Marines engaged Japanese forces. The
333:
and simultaneously transferred to the Army
Transportation Service on 9 September 1946. Converted to a transport ship and renamed
231:
342:
491:
293:
was launched on 30 December 1941; sponsored by Miss Betty
Hammond, and designated for Navy use and assigned the name
387:
was the second ship to arrive at the rescue and took command of the rescue operations until the arrival of the
284:
315:
saw much combat throughout its deployment in the Second World War. Unlike traditional hospital ships, the
298:
272:
350:
224:
400:
306:
50:
565:
330:
329:
Decommissioned 27 March 1946 after three years and three months active commission; returned to the
276:
258:
377:
420:
353:
on 27 December 1957. She was later sold to the Tung Ho
Enterprise Corporation, Taiwan.
326:
ability to be in harm's way gave wounded troops more expedient access to medical care.
283:(MC Hull 177) 3 June 1941 and intended for use as a bauxite and passenger ship for the
549:
446:
20:
460:
262:
131:
356:
512:
195:
505:
279:. 11,500 tons. 450 x 62 x 23.6. 18 knots. Her keel was laid as
355:
464:
376:
aided in the rescue of passengers from the stricken
571:World War II auxiliary ships of the United States
341:. Transferred to the Maritime Administration’s
257:was a casualty evacuation transport ship in the
535:List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy
476:
8:
451:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
483:
469:
461:
576:Transport ships of the United States Army
445:This article incorporates text from the
412:
15:
421:"Andrea Doria - Coming to the Rescue"
186:Steam turbine, 1 shaft, 8,500 hp
32:
7:
305:was named in honor of Rear Admiral
61:Moore Dry Dock Co., Oakland, Calif.
561:Ships built in Oakland, California
178:23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
154:7,100 tons (lt.) 11,500 tons (fl.)
14:
556:Tryon-class evacuation transports
438:
34:
19:
383:which subsequently sank. The
370:USNS Private William H. Thomas
343:National Defense Reserve Fleet
102:USNS Private William H. Thomas
1:
120:"The Lucky Ship" (unofficial)
495:-class evacuation transports
592:
530:
501:
335:Private William H. Thomas
145:
27:
18:
162:450 ft (140 m)
285:Alcoa Steamship Company
146:General characteristics
141:Scrapped 28 August 1970
365:
299:attack on Pearl Harbor
273:Moore Dry Dock Company
170:62 ft (19 m)
53:, Surgeon General, USN
391:several hours later.
359:
351:Naval Vessel Register
401:Evacuation transport
349:was struck from the
307:Presley Marion Rixey
51:Presley Marion Rixey
331:Maritime Commission
277:Oakland, California
366:
259:United States Navy
543:
542:
271:was built by the
263:World War II
248:
247:
112:San Francisco Bay
583:
485:
478:
471:
462:
442:
441:
432:
431:
429:
427:
417:
325:
227:dual purpose gun
85:30 December 1942
77:30 December 1941
42:
39:
38:
37:
23:
16:
591:
590:
586:
585:
584:
582:
581:
580:
546:
545:
544:
539:
526:
497:
489:
458:
439:
436:
435:
425:
423:
419:
418:
414:
409:
397:
323:
126:
40:
35:
33:
12:
11:
5:
589:
587:
579:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
548:
547:
541:
540:
538:
537:
531:
528:
527:
525:
524:
517:
510:
502:
499:
498:
490:
488:
487:
480:
473:
465:
434:
433:
411:
410:
408:
405:
404:
403:
396:
393:
246:
245:
242:
238:
237:
236:
235:
228:
219:
215:
214:
211:
207:
206:
203:
199:
198:
192:
188:
187:
184:
180:
179:
176:
172:
171:
168:
164:
163:
160:
156:
155:
152:
148:
147:
143:
142:
139:
135:
134:
128:
122:
121:
118:
114:
113:
110:
106:
105:
99:
95:
94:
91:
90:Decommissioned
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
67:
63:
62:
59:
55:
54:
48:
44:
43:
30:
29:
25:
24:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
588:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
553:
551:
536:
533:
532:
529:
523:
522:
518:
516:
515:
511:
509:
508:
504:
503:
500:
496:
494:
486:
481:
479:
474:
472:
467:
466:
463:
459:
456:
455:
452:
449:
448:
447:public domain
422:
416:
413:
406:
402:
399:
398:
394:
392:
390:
389:Ile De France
386:
382:
381:
375:
371:
363:
358:
354:
352:
348:
344:
340:
336:
332:
327:
322:
318:
314:
310:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
288:
286:
282:
281:Alcoa Cruiser
278:
274:
270:
266:
264:
260:
256:
254:
244:C2-S1-A1 hull
243:
240:
239:
233:
229:
226:
222:
221:
220:
217:
216:
212:
209:
208:
204:
201:
200:
197:
193:
190:
189:
185:
182:
181:
177:
174:
173:
169:
166:
165:
161:
158:
157:
153:
150:
149:
144:
140:
137:
136:
133:
129:
124:
123:
119:
116:
115:
111:
108:
107:
103:
100:
97:
96:
93:27 March 1946
92:
89:
88:
84:
81:
80:
76:
73:
72:
69:6 August 1941
68:
65:
64:
60:
57:
56:
52:
49:
46:
45:
41:United States
31:
26:
22:
17:
520:
519:
513:
506:
492:
457:
453:
444:
437:
424:. Retrieved
415:
388:
384:
380:Andrea Doria
379:
373:
369:
367:
361:
346:
338:
334:
328:
320:
316:
312:
311:
302:
294:
290:
289:
280:
268:
267:
252:
250:
249:
205:1,166 troops
151:Displacement
132:battle stars
101:
82:Commissioned
309:, MC, USN.
117:Nickname(s)
566:1941 ships
550:Categories
407:References
297:after the
210:Complement
183:Propulsion
125:Honors and
66:Laid down
395:See also
378:SS
339:T-AP-185
218:Armament
202:Capacity
109:Homeport
74:Launched
47:Namesake
514:Pinkney
368:As the
364:(APH-3)
261:during
255:(APH-3)
98:Renamed
58:Builder
28:History
443:
426:19 May
385:Thomas
324:'s
159:Length
127:awards
521:Rixey
507:Tryon
493:Tryon
374:Rixey
362:Rixey
347:Rixey
321:Rixey
317:Rixey
313:Rixey
303:Rixey
295:Rixey
291:Rixey
269:Rixey
253:Rixey
241:Armor
232:40 mm
225:5"/38
196:knots
191:Speed
175:Draft
428:2013
360:USS
251:USS
234:guns
167:Beam
138:Fate
104:1949
230:12
213:460
194:18
552::
372:,
345:,
287:.
275:,
265:.
223:1
130:4
484:e
477:t
470:v
454:.
430:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
