Category Archives: Navy Ship

No.666 General John Pope launched in 1943

17,833 US Navy from Federal SB & DD Co, Kearny, Kearny NJ Scrapped Brownsville 2010 https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22110.htm USS General John Pope (AP-110) underway off San Francisco, California 7 Nov 1944

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No.667 General O H Ernst launched in 1943

10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Calmar 1964 Calmar SS Co Orinoco 1975 Cia An Venezolana Scrapped Brownsville 1978 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22133.htm

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No.668 General A E Anderson launched in 1943

17,833grt for US Navy by Federal SB & DD Co, Kearny Scrapped Kaohsiung 1987 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22111.htm

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No.669 General R L Howse launched in 1943

10,654grt for US Navy Kaiser, Richmond California Guam Bear 1969 Pacific Far East Line New Zealand Bear 1975 Pacific Far East Line Austral Glen 1976 Farrell Lines Scrapped Gadani Beach 1981 https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22134.htm

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No.316 Montrose launched in 1920

16,402grt for Canadian Pacific from Fairfield, Glasgow HMS Forfar 1939 British Admiralty Torpedoed by U 99 off Ireland 1940

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No.318 Conte Rosso launched in 1921

18,017grt for Lloyd Sabaudo by Beardmore, Glasgow Torpedoed by HMS Upholder off Syracuse 1941

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No.722 Marine Swallow launched in 1945

12,420grt for US Maritime Commission from Kaiser, Richmond California Missouri 1965 Meadowbrook Transport Ogden Missouri 1974 Ogden Missouri Transport Linnet 1977 Linnet Shipping Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1978

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No.723 Ernie Pyle launched in 1945

12,420 grt for US Maritime Commission from Kaiser, Vancouver Green Lake 1965 Central Gulf SS Corp Scrapped in Kaohsiung Ernest Taylor Pyle was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist and war correspondent known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during … Continue reading

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No.724 Marine Perch launched in 1945

12,420grt for US Maritime Commission by Kaiser, Richmond California Yellowstone 1965 Rio Grande Transport Collision & sank 1978 (For once I’m struggling for a decent image)

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No.725 Marine Carp launched in 1945

12,420grt for US Maritime Commission by Kaiser, Vancouver Green Springs 1968 Central Gulf SS Corp Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1979 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22199.htm

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