USS General S. D. Sturgis

For the floating nuclear power station USS Sturgis, see MH-1A.

General S. D. Sturgis on 16 July 1944
History
United States
NameGeneral S. D. Sturgis
NamesakeSamuel Davis Sturgis
Builder
Laid downdate unknown
Launched12 November 1943
Acquired31 March 1944
Commissioned10 July 1944
Decommissioned24 May 1946
In service
  • after 24 May 1946 (Army)
  • 1 March 1950 (MSTS)
Out of service
  • 1 March 1950 (Army)
  • 28 May 1955 (MSTS)
RenamedSS Green Port
ReclassifiedT-AP-137, 1 March 1950
Identification
FateScrapped February 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)
Capacity3,343 troops
Complement356 (officers and enlisted)
Armament

USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137) 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 Samuel Davis Sturgis. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General S. D. Sturgis in 1946. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General S. D. Sturgis (T-AP-137). She was later sold for commercial operation under the name SS Green Port, before being scrapped in 1980.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Priolo, Gary P. (13 July 2007). "USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137), USAT General S. D. Sturgis, USNS General S. D. Sturgis (T-AP-137)". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 16 November 2007.