,_circa_in_late_1944.jpg) USS General T. H. Bliss circa 1943
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | General T. H. Bliss |
| Namesake | Tasker Howard Bliss |
| Builder | |
| Laid down | 22 May 1942 |
| Launched | 19 December 1942 |
| Acquired | 3 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 February 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 28 June 1946 |
| Renamed | SS Seamar, April 1964 |
| Identification | IMO number: 6413778 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1979[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | General G. O. Squier-class transport ship |
| Displacement | 9,950 tons (light), 17,250 tons (full) |
| Length | 522 ft 10 in (159.36 m) |
| Beam | 71 ft 6 in (21.79 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Propulsion | single-screw steam turbine with 9,900 shp (7,400 kW) |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Capacity | 3,522 troops |
| Complement | 356 (officers and enlisted) |
| Armament |
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USS General T. H. Bliss (AP-131) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Tasker Howard Bliss. Decommissioned in 1946, she was sold privately in 1964 and renamed SS Seamar, and was scrapped in 1979.[1]