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USS General W. A. Mann (T-AP-112)
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 USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112) (1943 - 1949)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - kilo - Lima - Hotel
 NKLH
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons




Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal
Second Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (1)
Fourth Row - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
General John Pope Class Transport:
  • Laid down in 1942, as a Maritime Commission type (P2-S2-R2) hull, under Maritime Commission contract, (MC Hull 670) at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Acquired by the Navy and and placed in partial commission as USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112), 13 October 1943, CDR. Robert H. Smith USN, in command, for transit to her conversion yard, Maryland Drydocking Co., Baltimore, MD.
  • Commissioned in full as USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112), 16 November 1943, CAPT Paul S. Maguire, USNR in command
  • During World War II USS General W. A. Mann operated in both the Europe-Africa-Middle East and Asiatic-Pacific Theaters
  • USS General W. A. Mann was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    China Service Medal (extended)
    12 to 25 September 19455 to 13 July 1948
    16 November to 15 December 19453 to 11 January 1949
    8 to 20 June 19462 September 1951
    14 to 18 July 194827 to 28 June 1953
    12 to 17 January 1949 
    14 to 15 July 1951 
    6 to 8 August 1951 

  • Assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) in October 1949, redesignated USS General W. A. Mann (T-AP-112)
  • During the Korean War USS General W. A Mann participated in the following campaigns:

    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    North Korean Aggression
    31 July to 2 August 1950
    26 to 27 September 1950
    11 to 28 October 1950     		Communist China Aggression
    12 to 13 November 1950

  • Decommissioned, 11 December 1965
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1966
  • USNS General W. A. Mann earned two battle stars for Korean service and one battle star for Vietnam service
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 20 December 1966, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River, N.Y.
  • Custody transferred to the James River National Defense Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, VA., 18 July 1969
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 10 April 1987, for $1,050,050 and scrapped in Taiwan in November 1987
    Specifications:
    Displacement 11,450 t.(lt) 20,175 t.(fl)
    Length 622' 7"
    Beam 75' 6"
    Draft 25' 6"
    Speed 20.6 kts.
    Complement
    Officers 43
    Enlisted 464
    Troop Accommodations
    Officers 397
    Enlisted 4,882
    Cargo Capacity 2,700 DWT
    Non-refrigerated 130,440 Cu. ft.
    Largest Boom Capacity 10 t.
    Armament
    four single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    twenty 20mm AA gun mounts
    Fuel Capacity
    NSFO 19,600 Bbls
    Diesel 410 Bbls
    Propulsion
    two De Laval steam turbines
    four Foster Wheeler "D"-type boilers, 465psi 765°
    double De Laval Main Reduction Gears
    four turbo-drive Ship's Service Generators, 400Kw 120/240V D.C.
    twin propellers, 17,000shp
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    USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112)
    General W A Mann 711k
    Namesake
    Named in honor of Major General William Abram Mann, USA, who served in the Sioux Indian, Spanish-American, and First World Wars.
    Digital ID: ggbain 25978 Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division     		Bill Gonyo
    General W A Mann 178k USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112) under way, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		  
    General W A Mann 79k USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112) under way, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 William E Weaver SK3 USN
    General W A Mann 53k USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112) proceeding down stream near Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation.
    Official US Army photo produced by US Army Signal Corps, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, 29 December 1943. Photo now in the collections of the Library of Virginia. Image No. C1:2/10/092.    		 The Library of Virginia, US Army Signal Corps Photograph Collection
    General W A Mann 50k USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112) pulling out from Pier 6, with more than 5,000 officers and enlisted men, headed for overseas duty. Among those aboard was Colonel Wilbur S. Elliott, 0-6804, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation Superintendent of Water Division. In foreground are Brigadier General John R. Kilpatrick, 0-167001, Port Commander and group of Port officers waving good-bye.
    Official US Army photo produced by US Army Signal Corps, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, 31 January 1944. Photo now in the collections of the Library of Virginia. Image No. C1:2/09/095.    		 The Library of Virginia, US Army Signal Corps Photograph Collection
    General W A Mann 34k USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112) debarking troops from overseas, including aviators shot down and imprisoned in Bulgaria, wounded and rotational troops.
    Official US Army photo produced by US Army Signal Corps, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, 22 October 1944. Photo now in the collections of the Library of Virginia. Image No. C2:2/23/86.    		 The Library of Virginia, US Army Signal Corps Photograph Collection
    General W A Mann 48k USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112) under way, date and location unknown Paul J Battaiola Jr. in honor of his father Paul James Battaiola USN.
    General W A Mann 20k USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112) under way, date and location unknown Ron Reeves
    General W A Mann
    092211216    		 369k USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112) entering San Francisco Bay circa 1945 on a Magic Carpet voyage. Note the condition of her hull which appears in fairly good condition. Marin County headland is in the background. Darryl Baker
    General W A Mann
    092211217    		 222k USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112) entering San Francisco Bay circa 1945-49. The shadows of the Golden Gate Bridge and Marin County headland are visible in the photo. Darryl Baker
    General W A Mann
    092211218    		 369k USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112) entering San Francisco Bay, circa 1945-49 with two destroyers departing the bay in the background. Note that her hull shows a hard period of operations. Darryl Baker
    USS General W. A. Mann (T-AP-112)
    General W A Mann
    092211213    		 219k USS General W.A. Mann (T-AP-112) underway, date and location unknown. Nicholas Tiberio
    General W A Mann
    092211214    		 229k USS General W.A. Mann (T-AP-112) underway, date and location unknown. Nicholas Tiberio
    General W A Mann 57k USS General W. A. Mann (T-AP-112) under way, circa 1951, location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Reinhard Lindner
    General W A Mann 45k Image from a post card of USS General W. A. Mann (T-AP-112), dated 5 June 1952, sent by Lucy Aline Moore during her trip with her one year old son Harry to Japan from San Francisco onboard General W A Mann.
    US Navy photo    		 Harry A Moore Jr.
    General W A Mann
    092211212    		 834k USS General W.A. Mann (T-AP-112) loading LVTs for the Korean theater of war at Naval Supply Depot Oakland, CA., in 1950.
    US Navy "All Hands" magazine March 1951, p. 67.    		 Robert Hurst
    General W A Mann 276k USS General W. A. Mann (T-AP-112) at left, and USNS Pvt. Joe E. Mann (T-AK-253) at right,moored at Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA., 15 February 1960.
    US Navy photo "All Hands" magazine May 1960. p.62.    		 Robert Hurst
    General W A Mann
    092211215    		 225k USS General W.A. Mann (T-AP-112) outbound to sea from San Francisco, CA., with views of passenger areas, date unknown. Nicholas Tiberio
    USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112 / T-AP-112)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Commanding Officers
    01CDR. Smith, Robert Hall, USN (USNA 1922) (Ferry Command)13 October 1943 - 16 November 1943
    02CAPT. Maguire, Paul Sylvester USNR16 November 1943 - 23 June 1945
    03CDR. Gray, Thomas Louis, USNR23 June 1945 - 18 October 1945
    04LCDR. Duncan, Harold Owen, USNR (acting)18 October 1945 - 27 October 1945
    05LCDR. Olson, George Edgar, USNR (acting)27 October 1945 - 27 December 1945
    06CAPT. Sheehan, John Mitchell27 December 1945 - 19 August 1946
    07CAPT. Richards, Alfred Humphreys, USN (USNA 1923) :RADM19 August 1946 - 9 July 1947
    08CAPT. Thieme, Karl August9 July 1947 - 7 August 1948
    09CAPT. Nelson, Frederick Jens, USN (USNA 1923) :RADM7 August 1948 - 20 May 1949
    10CAPT. Millar, Norman Ellwood20 May 1949 - 8 May 1950
    11CAPT. Walker, Charles Hardin, USN (USNA 1923)8 May 1950 - 3 October 1951
    12CAPT. Parr, Marvin Coleridge, USN (USNA 1926)3 October 1951 - 13 June 1953
    13CAPT. Whipple, Walter Jones13 June 1953 - 16 August 1954
    14CAPT. Fluegel, Fred Charles, USN16 August 1954 - 24 April 1956
    15CAPT. Wulff, John Thayer, USN (USNA 1931) :RADM24 April 1956 - 8 June 1957
    16CAPT. Azer, John Behling, USN (USNA 1930)8 June 1957 - 10 June 1958
    17CAPT. Maples, Hugh Marion, USN (USNA 1930)10 June 1958 - 28 July 1959
    18CAPT. Langen, Thomas David Francis28 July 1959 - 18 May 1960
    19CAPT. Smith, Millard John, USN (USNA 1936)18 May 1960 - 11 July 1961
    20CAPT. Hart, Charles Samuel11 July 1961 - 12 September 1962
    21CAPT. Clark, Cecil12 September 1962 - 6 June 1963
    22CAPT. Rusk, Alfred Decoto6 June 1963 - 10 August 1964
    23CAPT. Blee, Ben Ward, USN10 August 1964 - 11 December 1965
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
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