World War II, Korea, Vietnam & the Cold War
American Troopships
USS General G. O. Squier (AP-130) class
C4-S-A1 hulls
A Study in Blueprints
Volume I
by
Duane Borchers, Sr.
BK-123 $75.00 (Foreign,
$105.00)(11"x17", soft cover, 125 pages)
Ships of class: USS General G. O. Squier (AP-130), SS Pennmar,
SS Penn, SS Penny; USS General T. H. Bliss (AP-131),
SS Seamar, SS Caroni; USS General J. R. Brooke
(AP-132), SS Marymar, SS Marlin, SS Mary;
USS General O. H. Ernst (AP-133), SS Calmar; USS
General R. L. Howze (AP-134), USAT General R. L. Howze (AP-134),
SS Guam Bear, SS New Zealand Bear, SS Austral
Glen, SS Pacific Endeavo; USS General W. M. Black
(AP-135), USAT General W. M. Black (AP-135), USNS General
W. M. Black (T-AP-135), SS Green Forrest; USS General
H. L. Scott (AP-136), SS Yorkmar; USS General S. D.
Sturgis (AP-137), USAT General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137),
USNS General S. D. Sturgis (T-AP-137); USS General C. G.
Morton (AP-138), USAT General C. G. Morton (AP-138), USNS
General C. G. Morton (T-AP-138), SS Green Wave; USS General
R. E. Callan (AP-139), USAT General R. E. Callan (AP-138),
USNS General R. E. Callan (T-AP-138), USAFS General H. H.
Arnold, USNS General H. H. Arnold (T-AGM-9); USS General
M. B. Stewart (AP-140), USAT General M. B. Stewart (AP-140),
USNS General M. B. Stewart (T-AP-140), SS Albany, SS
Mission Viking; USS General A. W. Greely (AP-141),
USAT General A. W. Greely (AP-141), USNS General A. W.
Greely (T-AP-141), SS Hawaii Bear, SS Austral Glade,
SS Pacific Enterprise, SS Caribe Enterprise; USS General
C. H. Muir (AP-142), USAT General C. H. Muir (AP-142),
USNS General C. H. Muir (T-AP-142); USS General H. B.
Freeman (AP-143), USAT General H. B. Freeman (AP-143),
USNS General H. B. Freeman (T-AP-143); USS General H. F.
Hodges (AP-144), USAT General H. F. Hodges (AP-144), USNS General
H. F. Hodges (T-AP-144); USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145),
USAT General Harry Taylor (AP-145), USNS General Harry
Taylor (T-AP-145), USAFS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, USNS General
Hoyt S. Vandenberg (T-AGM-10); USS General W. F. Hase (AP-146),
USAT General W. F. Hase (AP-146), USNS General W. F. Hase
(T-AP-146); USS General E. T. Collins (AP-147), USAT General
E. T. Collins (AP-147), USNS General E. T. Collins (T-AP-147),
SS New Orleans, SS Guayama, SS Eastern Kin;
USS General M. L. Hersey (AP-148), USAT General M. L.
Hersey (AP-148), USNS General M. L. Hersey (T-AP-148), SS Pittsburgh,
SS St. Louis; USS General J. H. McRae (AP-149), USAT
General J. H. McRae (AP-149), USNS General J. H. McRae (T-AP-149);
USS General M. M. Patrick (AP-150), USAT General M. M.
Patrick (AP-150, USNS General M. M. Patrick (T-AP-150), SS
Boston; USS General W. C. Langfitt (AP-151), USAT General
W. C. Langfitt (AP-151), USNS General W. C. Langfitt (T-AP-151,
SS Transindiana; USS General Omar Bundy (AP-152), SS
Portmar, SS Port, SS Poet; USS General
R. M. Blatchford (AP-153), USAT General R. M. Blatchford (AP-153),
USNS General R. M. Blatchford (T-AP-153), SS Stonewall
Jackson, SS Alex Stephens; USS General LeRoy Eltinge
(AP-154), USAT General LeRoy Eltinge (AP-154), USNS General
LeRoy Eltinge (T-AP-154), SS Robert E. Lee, SS Robert
Toombs; USS General A. W. Brewster (AP-155), USAT General
A. W. Brewster (AP-155), USNS General A. W. Brewster (T-AP-155),
SS Philadelphia; USS General D. E. Aultman (AP-156),
USAT General D. E. Aultman (AP-156), USNS General D. E.
Aultman (T-AP-156); USS General C. C. Ballou (AP-157),
USAT General C. C. Ballou (AP-157), USNS General C. C.
Ballou (T-AP-157), SS Brooklyn, SS Humacao,
SS Eastern Light; USS General W. G. Haan (AP-158),
USAT General W. G. Haan (AP-158) USNS General W. G. Haan
(T-AP-158), SS Transoregon, SS Mayaquez, SS Anco
Trader, SS Trader and USS General Stuart Heintzelman
(AP-159), USAT General Stuart Heintzelman (AP-159) USNS General
Stuart Heintzelman (T-AP-159).
List of Blueprints
|
Title |
Shipyard & Vessel |
Date |
Page |
|
Outboard profile, |
USS General W.F. Hase |
|
21-22 |
|
Inboard profile, |
do. |
|
23-24 |
|
Bridges, |
do. |
|
25-26 |
|
Superstructure deck, |
do. |
|
27-28 |
|
Main deck, |
do. |
|
29-30 |
|
Outboard profile, |
Kaiser Co. |
Mar. 5, 1943 |
31-33 |
|
Compartment & access, |
do. |
Aug. 18, 1943 |
34-35 |
|
Compartment & access, superstructure |
do. |
June 10, 1942 |
36-37 |
|
Compartment & access, |
do. |
Aug. 21, 1943 |
38-39 |
|
Compartment & access, |
do. |
May 12, 1942 |
40-41 |
|
Arrangement of deck covering, |
do. |
Nov. 4, 1944 |
42-44 |
|
Diagram arrangement of weather & |
do. |
Aug. 7, 1942 |
45-46 |
|
Shell expansion, |
do. |
Mar. 14, 1942 |
47-49 |
|
Framing expansion, |
do. |
Feb. 13, 1942 |
50-52 |
|
Fore peak framing, |
do. |
Mar. 25, 1942 |
53-55 |
|
Stem, |
do. |
Feb. 16, 1942 |
56 |
|
After peak framing, |
do. |
Aug. 17, 1942 |
57-60 |
|
Web frames 18, 26 & 37, |
do. |
Mar. 31, 1942 |
61-62 |
|
Web frames 43, 49 & 54, |
do. |
Apr. 10, 1942 |
63-64 |
|
Web frames 63, 73, 129, 135 & 141, |
do. |
Apr. 24, 1942 |
65-66 |
|
Web frames 153 & 159, |
do. |
May 21, 1942 |
67-68 |
|
Web frames 164 & 168, |
do. |
June 11, 1942 |
69-70 |
|
Web frames 181 & 190, |
do. |
Apr. 30, 1942 |
71-72 |
|
Superstructure deck, |
do. |
Apr. 29, 1942 |
73-75 |
|
Superstructure deck, |
do. |
Aug. 17, 1942 |
76-78 |
|
Superstructure deck, |
do. |
Jan. 2, 1943 |
79-83 |
|
Superstructure deck, & misc., bhds., |
do. |
Aug. 25, 1944 |
84-87 |
|
Nav. deck house on superstructure |
do. |
Sept. 25, 1944 |
88-91 |
|
Upper deck house, |
do. |
Aug. 4, 1944 |
92-95 |
|
Docking bridge & top of house |
do. |
Nov. 13, 1942 |
96-97 |
|
Superstructure deck plating at ends, |
do. |
May 21, 1942 |
98-100 |
|
Superstructure plating, amidship, |
do. |
May 15, 1942 |
101-102 |
|
Superstructure deck plating at ends, |
do. |
Feb. 26, 1942 |
103-105 |
|
Upper deck plating, amidships, |
do. |
Apr. 10, 1942 |
106-108 |
|
Mooring plan, |
do. |
June 30, 1942 |
109-110 |
|
Stack enclosure fan room flat & top |
do. |
1942 |
111-112 |
|
Hawse pipes, |
do. |
May 15, 1942 |
113-114 |
|
Contraguide rudder, |
do. |
May 2, 1942 |
115-116 |
|
Stern frame & contrapropeller, |
do. |
Aug. 14, 1942 |
117-118 |
|
Solid propeller & fairwater cap, |
do. |
Sept. 15, 1942 |
119-121 |
|
towing gear, arrangement, |
do. |
June 8, 1944 |
122-123 |
|
Location of ships bell & detail of bell |
do. |
Sept. 1942 |
124-125 |