USS General R. L. Howze

USNS General R. L. Howze (T-AP-134) underway at sea, in the 1950s
History
United States
NameGeneral R. L. Howze
NamesakeRobert Lee Howze
Builder
Laid down22 July 1942
Launched23 May 1943
Acquired31 December 1943
Commissioned7 February 1944
Decommissioned6 August 1947
In service
  • 1948 (Army)
  • 1 March 1950 (MSTS)
Out of service
  • 1 March 1950 (Army)
  • 15 July 1957 (MSTS)
RenamedSS Austral Glen
ReclassifiedT-AP-134, 1 March 1950
IdentificationIMO number: 6904832
FateScrapped 1980[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeGeneral G. O. Squier-class transport ship
Displacement9,950 tons (light), 17,250 tons (full)
Length522 ft 10 in (159.36 m)
Beam71 ft 6 in (21.79 m)
Draft24 ft (7.32 m)
Propulsionsingle-screw steam turbine with 9,900 shp (7,400 kW)
Speed17 knots (31 km/h)
Capacity3,530 troops
Complement356 (officers and enlisted)
Armament

USS General R. L. Howze (AP-134) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. The ship was crewed by the U.S. Coast Guard throughout the war.[1] She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Robert Lee Howze. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General R. L. Howze in 1946. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General R. L. Howze (T-AP-134). She was later sold for commercial operation under the name SS Austral Glen, before being scrapped in 1980.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Priolo, Gary P. (12 May 2006). "USS General R. L. Howze (AP-134), USAT General R. L. Howze, USNS General R. L. Howze (T-AP-134)". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 16 November 2007.