Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Army Ship Photo Archive

USAMRS J.E. Gorman

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Marine Repair Ship:
  • Built in 1908-09 as the package boat SS North Lake by Great Lakes Engineering Works, St Clair, MI.
  • Launched, 13 March 1909
  • Completed and delivered 1 May 1909 to Mutual Transit Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
  • Sold to the Great Lakes Transit Corp. 23 February 1916
  • Renamed SS J.E. Gorman in 1927
  • Title acquired by the War Shipping Administration, 21 July 1942, from the Great Lakes Transit Corp.
  • Allocated to the War Department, 16 March 1943
  • Modified for service as a Marine Repair Ship at Mobile, AL., dates unknown
  • Re-launched, 9 February 1943, at Mobile, AL
  • Commissioned USAMRS J.E. Gorman, 5 September 1944, was operated by a Coast Guard crew with administrative control retained by the Army
  • USAMRS J.E. Gorman was assigned to the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II
  • Decommissioned, 20 March 1947
  • Delivered by the War Department, 29 March 1947, to the War Shipping Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA.
  • Purchased, 29 December 1947, by the Great Lakes Transit Corp.
  • Withdrawn, 29 December 1947, from the Olympia Reserve Fleet and delivered to Great Lakes Transit Corp.
  • Resold in 1948 to Panagua Steamship Co., Inc., Panama, renamed SS Adelaide reflagged Panama
  • Final Disposition, arrived in Japan, 6 December 1953, for Scrapping
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,021 t. gross
    Length 359'
    Beam 46'
    Draft 30'
    Speed unknown
    Armamenttwo 3" guns one fore and one aft
    Complement
    Coast Guard approx. 80
    Army 5 Officers, 100 Enlisted
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Fuel Capacities unknown
    Propulsion
    one reciprocating steam engine
    single shaft, 1,800 shp
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		Size Image Description Source
    Merchant Service
    J.E. Gorman
    30210203    		 32k SS North Lake underway on the Great Lakes in merchant service for the Great Lakes Transit Corp., circa 1916-1927.
    GregCiesielski NorthLake 19091927 1 Front.jpg    		 Naval Cover Museum
    J.E. Gorman 34k SS J. E. Gorman underway on the Great Lakes in merchant service for the Great Lakes Transit Corp., circa 1916-1942.
    HCGL /Main Lake carriers Assoc. Image ID 004036    		 Bowling Green State University-Great Lakes Vessels Online
    USAMRS J.E. Gorman
    J.E. Gorman 91k USAMRS J.E. Gorman relaunching, 9 February 1943, following conversion at Mobile, AL. Cachet by Glen Osborn Tommy Trampp
    There is no history record available for USAMRS J. E. Gorman at NavSource
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    1945 Army Crew Roster and sketch of ship deck plan
    Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The US Army Ship Index Back To The US Army Marine Repair Ships Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History
    Last Updated 14 February 2020