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The new Hunter Liggett was then ready for operation, as a United States Army transport vehicle mainly running between New York and San Francisco. On 27 May 1941 Hunter Liggett was turned over to the Navy, first classed as the transport AP-27 and then reclassed as the attack transport APA-14 ( Harris -class ) on 1 February 1943.
The Transportation Corps is a combat service support branch of the U.S. Army.It is responsible for the movement of personnel and material by truck, rail, air, and sea. It is one of three U.S. Army logistics branches, the others being the Quartermaster Corps and the Ordnance Corps.
It is set on the desert world of Angelis in the Warhammer 40,000 setting, and prominently features Orks. The player takes control of a group of warriors with the objective to gain wealth and experience. The rules are derived from the second edition of Warhammer 40,000, with extra vehicle rules and an extensive campaign system added.
The USAT McClellan was a United States Army transport ship that saw service during the Spanish–American War and World War I. [11] Except during World War I, when the Army's large transports were turned over to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS), ATS operated the sometimes sizable fleet of Army transports.
When the Army's Water Transport Service was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service on 1 March 1950, she became the USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181). The ship served actively on troop transportation duties through the 1950s, including trans-Pacific operations during the Korean War .
USNS George W. Goethals (T-AP-182) was a troop transport that served with the United States Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) during the 1950s. Prior to her MSTS service, she served as U.S. Army transport USAT George W. Goethals during World War II.
Completed as an Army troop transport named for Major General David C. Shanks, the commander of the Port of Hoboken during World War I, the 12,097 GRT, 489 ft (149.0 m) overall length ship with capacity for 1,935 passengers was accepted by the Army, briefly put into New Orleans and made a voyage to Jamaica and return to New Orleans.
In 1901 the Army Transport Service was engaged in troop movements to China in response to the Boxer Rebellion. The first troops were sent from the Philippines with later contingents from San Francisco. Thomas was involved in transport from San Francisco with parts of the 5th and 8th Infantry Regiments. Expiration of service on 30 June 1901 for ...