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©1956 U.S.S. General William Mitchell (T-P 114) Souvenir Booklet
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This item is already sold©1956 U.S.S. General William Mitchell (T-P 114) Souvenir Booklet
United States   U.S. Navy   U.S. Army   Naval   Nautical   Transportation   Ship   Souvenir Booklet
The picture shows a view of the cover of this ©1956 U.S.S. General William Mitchell (T-P 114) Souvenir Booklet. This booklet has (32) pages filled with pictures and information about this ship. There are interior, exterior, and aerial views. Besides the nice cover image there are images of an Embarkation Day in Seattle Washington, the Quarterdeck, Passenger Compartments for Soldiers, Women and Children, Lifeboat Drills, Washroom, Mess Dining Areas, Cabin Passenger Dining Room and Lounge, Mystic Order Of The Golden Dragon Date Line Initiation Ceremony, Ship Band, Deck Scenes, Navy Chaplain, Library, The Ship's Store, Childrens' Playground Area, Vending Machines, Dispensary, Pilot House, Galley, Transportation Office, Japan Arrival at Yokohama Center, Arrival at Seattle, Washington, and Pacific Ocean Map.

The booklet measures 7-1/2'' x 5-1/4''. It is in excellent condition as pictured. Below here is much additional background information that was found online:

''AP-114 USS General William Mitchell''

*General class Transport:
*Displacement: 19,660 tons (full load)
*Length: 623'
*Beam: 75'6"
*Draft: 25'
*Speed: 21 knots (max), 8-11 knots (econ)
*Armament: 4 5"/38 DP, 4x2 40mm, 18x2 20mm
*Complement: 452
*Troop capacity: 5,650
*Geared-turbine engines, twin screws, 17,000 h.p.
*Federal, Kearny, and commissioned 19 January 1944

''General William Mitchell (AP-114) was launched 31 October 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.; sponsored by Mrs. William Mitchell, the namesake's widow; acquired 15 January 1944 and commissioned 4 days later, Captain Henry Coyle, USCG, in command.''

''From 3 March-20 August 1944 General William Mitchell made five round trip transport voyages out of Norfolk and New York to Casablanca and Liverpool, carrying fighting men to the North African theater and participating in the buildup prior to the Allied invasion of Northern France. On the return leg of these frequent voyages, she carried casualties and rotation troops home to the United States, insuring a steady flow of men and equipment between America and wartorn Europe.''

''During the autumn of 1944 and through the spring of 1945, General William Mitchell called twice at Bombay, India, as she redeployed and rotated troops in the China-Burma-India theater. On the first of these voyages she sailed from New York via Panama and Australia, putting in at Bombay 7 October and embarking veterans for passage to Australia and America, and finally mooring at San Diego 17 November 1944. Her second passage to India took her from San Pedro via Tasmania to embark Allied troops and Italian prisoners of war at Bombay; she subsequently off-loaded the POWs at Melbourne and returned to San Pedro 3 March 1945.''

''The ship then brought troops from San Francisco to Espiritu Santo, Guadalcanal, Manus, and Leyte as the European war neared conclusion and the Pacific theater gained priority. General William Mitchell sailed to Leghorn and Naples, Italy, to transport seasoned fighting men and redeploy them for the anticipated assault on Japan's homeland. These troops debarked at Ulithi and the Philippines in the summer of 1945, and the ship returned to San Francisco 6 December 1945 at war's end filled with homeward-bound warriors.''

''As part of the "Magic-Carpet" fleet, this busy transport carried bluejackets from San Francisco to the Philippines, returning servicemen from Hollandia to Seattle, and troops from the Philippines and Guam to San Francisco through the spring of 1946. Subsequently, from April 1946 until 1949 General Mitchell sailed from West Coast ports and shuttled troops and supplies to and from Japan, China, Guam, and Hawaii. She underwent alterations for peacetime service at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in Mach 1947 and then returned to San Francisco and her transpacific schedule.''

''In October 1949 she was transferred to MSTS and in 1950 continued her West Coast-Orient travels. in that year, too, two round trip voyages from New Orleans and New York were made to Bremerhaven to rotate and supply troops n Europe. She made an around-the-world cruise out of New York in the summer of 1951, visiting Germany, North Africa, Ceylon, Indochina, Korea, and Japan before mooring at San Francisco 26 September 1951.''

''General William Mitchell continued to transport men and material from West Coast ports to Japan and Korea, supporting the United Nations forces in the latter country. Her frequent shuttle runs followed this pattern with the addition of numerous calls at Formosa and Pacific Islands until returned to the Maritime Administration 1 December 1966. General William Mitchell entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet and is berthed in Suisan Bay, California.''

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©1956 U.S.S. General William Mitchell (T-P 114) Souvenir Booklet


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