USS General R. M. Blatchford (AP-153)

For other ships with the same name, see USS General R. M. Blatchford.
General R. M. Blatchford (T-AP-153)
History
United States
NameGeneral R. M. Blatchford
NamesakeRichard M. Blatchford
Builder
Laid downdate unknown
Launched27 August 1944
Acquired26 January 1945
Commissioned26 January 1945
Decommissioned12 June 1946
In service
  • after June 1946 (Army)
  • 1 March 1950 (MSTS)
Out of service
  • 1 March 1950 (Army)
  • January 1967 (MSTS)
Renamed
  • SS Stonewall Jackson, 1970
  • SS Alex Stephens, 1973
ReclassifiedT-AP-153, 1 March 1950
IdentificationIMO number: 7027227
FateSold for scrapping, 13 April 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)
Draft26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Propulsionsingle-screw steam turbine with 9,900 shp (7,400 kW)
Speed17 knots (31 km/h)
Capacity3,823 troops
Complement356 (officers and enlisted)
Armament

USS General R. M. Blatchford (AP-153) 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 Richard M. Blatchford. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General R. M. Blatchford in 1946. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General R. M. Blatchford (T-AP-153).[2] She was later sold for commercial operation under the names SS Stonewall Jackson and Alex Stephens, before being scrapped in 1980.[1]

  1. ^ a b Priolo, Gary P. (19 May 2006). "AP-153 / USAT / T-AP-153 General R. M. Blatchford". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
  2. ^ "The General R. M. Blatchford (AP-153) | U.S. Naval Institute Photo Archives". photos.usni.org. Retrieved 30 August 2019.