USAT Thomas H. Barry

USAT Thomas H. Barry, formerly SS Oriente, off Norfolk, Va.
History
United States
Name	SS Oriente (1930–41) USAT Thomas H. Barry (1941–57)
Namesake	Oriente Province, Cuba US Army General Thomas H. Barry
Owner	Agwi Navigation Co, Inc[1]
Operator	Ward Line[1] (1930–41) US Army (1941–50)
Port of registry	New York[1]
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding[1]
Launched	15 May 1930
Completed	1930[1]
Acquired	for the US Army: June 1941
In service	1930
Out of service	1949[2]
Renamed	Thomas H. Barry, June 1941
Reclassified	AP-45 (Never effective)
Homeport	New York
Identification	official number 230323[1] Code letters MJFB (until 1933)[1] Call sign KGOX (from 1934)[3]
Fate	Scrapped 1957
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner, then troopship
Tonnage	11,520 GRT[1] 6,449 NRT[1]
Length	508 ft (155 m)[1]
Beam	70.9 ft (21.6 m)[1]
Draft	27 feet 3 inches (8.31 m)
Depth	39.0 ft (11.9 m)[1]
Propulsion	steam turbo-electric transmission,[1] twin screws
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h)[2]
Troops	3,609
Complement	50
Armament	2 × 5"/38 caliber guns 4 × 3"/50 caliber guns 8 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) MG
Notes	sister ship: SS Morro Castle

USAT Thomas H. Barry, formerly SS Oriente, was a Ward Line ocean liner that became a United States Army troopship in the Second World War. She was intended for transfer to the United States Navy and assigned the hull number AP-45, but was not transferred and remained with the Army.