USS General W. G. Haan
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USS General W. G. Haan (AP-158) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the US Navy in World War II. She was named in honor of US Army Major General William G. Haan. She was transferred to the US Army as USAT General W. G. Haan in 1946. On 1 March 1950, she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General W. G. Haan (T-AP-158). She was later sold for commercial operation under several names before being scrapped in 1987.
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USNS General W. G. Haan (T-AP-158) underway, in the 1950s | |
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United States | |
Name | General W. G. Haan |
Namesake | Major General William George Haan |
Ordered | as a Type C4-S-A1 hull, MC hull 715[1] |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
Yard number | 29[1] |
Launched | 20 March 1945 |
Sponsored by | Miss Helen Coxhead |
Commissioned | 2 August 1945 |
Decommissioned | 7 June 1946 |
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Fate | Transferred to the Army Transportation Service (ATS), 7 June 1946 |
United States | |
Name | General W. G. Haan |
Operator | ATS |
Acquired | 7 June 1946 |
Fate | Reacquired by the Navy, 1 March 1950 |
United States | |
Name | General W. G. Haan |
Operator | MSTS |
Acquired | 1 March 1950 |
Out of service | Reduced operational status, March 1955 |
In service | Fully operational status, December 1956 |
Out of service | Reduced operational status, 7 January 1957 |
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United States | |
Name | Transoregon |
Operator | Hudson Waterway Corp. |
Acquired | November 1969 |
Refit | rebuilt as a container ship, December 1969 |
Fate | Sold to Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority, 14 October 1974 |
Puerto Rico | |
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Operator | Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority |
Acquired | 14 October 1974 |
Renamed | Mayaqez, 4 March 1975 |
Fate | Sold to Merchant Terminal Corp., 20 September 1982 |
United States | |
Name | Amco Trader |
Operator | Merchant Terminal Corp |
Acquired | 20 September 1982 |
Fate | Sold to Steamco Co., June 1985 |
United States | |
Name | Amco Trader |
Operator | Steamco Co. |
Acquired | 20 September 1982 |
Fate | Sold to Crestwood Corp., 19 November 1985 |
United States | |
Name | Trader |
Operator | Crestwood Corp. |
Acquired | 19 November 1985 |
Identification | IMO number: 6904868 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 2 October 1986 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | General G. O. Squier-class transport ship |
Type | Type C4-S-A1 |
Tonnage | 1,900 t (1,900 long tons) DWT |
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Length | 522 ft 10 in (159.36 m) |
Beam | 71 ft 6 in (21.79 m) |
Draft | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 16.5 kn (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Capacity | 70,000 cu ft (2,000 m3) (non-refrigerated) |
Troops | 228 officers, 3595 enlisted |
Complement | 32 officers, 324 enlisted |
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