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USNS Upshur (T-AP-198), was a Barrett Class [1] transport named in honor of Major General William P. Upshur, USMC. [2] [3]The hull of the USNS Upshur was laid down on September 1, 1949 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, New Jersey as the SS President Hayes.
The first, USS Upshur (DD-144), was a Wickes-class destroyer, launched in 1918 and struck in 1945 was named for Rear Admiral John Henry Upshur. The second, USNS Upshur (T-AP-198) , was a Barrett -class troop ship named for Major General William P. Upshur , USMC.
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with T, U and V. . For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the List of current ships of the United States Navy.
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She was laid down as the SS President Jackson, a cargo / passenger liner and finished as a troop transport, the USNS Barrett (T-AP-196). [1] There were three ships in the class with the Barrett (T-AP-196) having sister ships named USNS Geiger (T-AP-197) and USNS Upshur (T-AP-198). All three ships would later become training ships [2]:
In the mid to late 1940s she sailed in trans-Pacific American President Lines passenger service with sister ship SS General Meigs. With the outbreak of the Korean War, she was reacquired by the Navy as a civilian-crewed Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) vessel, and redesignated USNS General W. H. Gordon (T-AP-117).
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Prospective MSTS (T-AP-201) but not acquired. Sold converted to passenger ship. In 1965 converted as dry cargo. Scrapped in 1972; USNS Marine Phoenix (T-AP-195) - Completed as War Shipping Administration troop ship. Operated December 1945 — 1946 in Pacific. Sold commercial renamed Yellowstone July 1965 and converted to bulk carrier. Sank 13 ...