Tag Archives: US Navy

No.669 General R L Howse launched in 1943

Posted on June 5, 2023 by donships

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.670 General W A Mann launched in 1943

Posted on June 3, 2023 by donships

17,833grt for US Navy from Federal SB & DD Co, Kearny Scrapped Kaohsiung 1987 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22112.htm

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No.671 General W M Black launched in 1943

Posted on June 3, 2023 by donships

10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Green Forest 1967 Central Gulf SS Corp Scrapped Kaohsiung 1980 https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22135.htm

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No.672 General H W Butner launched in 1943

Posted on June 1, 2023 by donships

17,951grt for US Navy from Federal SB & DD Co, Kearny Scrapped Brownsville 1976 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22113.htm

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No.673 General H L Scott launched in 1943

Posted on June 1, 2023 by donships

10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser from Richmond California Yorkmar 1964 Calmar SS Co Yorkmaru 1974 Hou Yung SS Scrapped Spain 1974 https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22136.htm

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No.290 Hawkeye State launched in 1920

Posted on June 1, 2023 by donships

14,123grt for US Shipping Board by Bethlehem SB Corp, Sparrow’s Point President Pierce 1922 Pacific Mail SS Co (& others including American President Line) Hugh L. Scott 1941 US Navy Torpedoed by U130 off North Africa 1942 Image attribution: Yoshiaki … Continue reading →

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No.674 General Harry Taylor launched in 1943

Posted on May 31, 2023 by donships

10,654 US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Gen Hoyt S Vandenberg 1963 US Navy Artificial reef off Florida 2009 Sinking at 16 mins on https://youtube.com/watch?v=0fI8JsunVQ0 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22145.htm

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No.292 Keystone State launched in 1920

Posted on May 31, 2023 by donships

14,127grt for US Shipping Board by New York SB Corp, Camden President McKinley 1922 Admiral Oriental J. Franklin Bell 1940 US Navy Scrapped in Los Angeles 1949 Image attribution: Percy Loomis Sperr

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No.675 General William Mitchell launched in 1943

Posted on May 30, 2023 by donships

17,951 US Navy from Federal SB & DD Co, Kearny Scrapped Kaohsiung 1987 http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22114.htm

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No.703 General H B Freeman launched in 1944

Posted on May 29, 2023 by donships

10,654grt for US Navy from Kaiser, Richmond California Newark 1968 Madison Transportation Scrapped Taiwan 1986 https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22143.htm

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