World War II, Korea, Vietnam & the Cold War
American Troopships
USS Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-120) class
P2-SE2-R1 hulls
A Study in Blueprints
by
Duane Borchers, Sr.
BK-125 $75.00 (Foreign,
$105.00)(11"x17", soft cover, 179 pages)
Ships of class: USS Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-120), USAT General
Daniel I. Sultan (AP-120), USNS General Daniel I. Sultan (T-AP-120);
USS Admiral W. L. Capps (AP-121), USAT General Hugh J.
Gaffey (AP-121), USNS General Hugh J. Gaffey (T-AP-121), IX-507;
USS Admiral R. E. Coontz (AP-122), USAT Alexander M. Patch
(AP-122), USNS Alexander M. Patch (T-AP-122); USS Admiral
E. W. Eberle (AP-123), USAT General Simon B. Buckner (AP-122),
USNS General Simon B. Buckner (T-AP-122); USS Admiral C. F.
Hughes (AP-124), USAT General Edunn D. Patrick (AP-124),
USNS General Edwin D. Patrick (T-AP-124); USS Admiral N. T.
Mayo (AP-125), USAT General Nelson M. Walker (AP-125),
USNS Nelson M. Walker (T-AP-125); USS Admiral Hugh Rodman
(AP-126), USAT General Maurice Rose (AP-126), USNS General
Maurice Rose (T-AP-126); USS Admiral W. S. Sims (AP-127),
USAT General William O. Darby (AP-127), USNS General William
O. Darby (T-AP-127), USS AP-127, USS IX-510; USS Admiral
David W. Taylor (AP-128) and USS Admiral F. B. Upham (AP-129).
List of Blueprints
|
Title |
Shipyard & Vessel |
Date of |
Page |
|
Name, draft & freeboard marks, |
Bethlehem Steel Co. |
June 2, 1943 |
13-14 |
|
Launching, general arrg=t., |
do. |
July 23, 1943 |
15-16 |
|
Launching, fwd., poppets, |
do. |
July 22, 1943 |
17-18 |
|
Launching, after poppets & cradle, |
do. |
do. |
19-21 |
|
Launching, checking arrg=t., |
do. |
do. |
22-23 |
|
Docking plan, |
do. |
Jan. 1, 1944 |
24-26 |
|
Offsets on frame from mold loft, |
do. |
Jan. 13, 1943 |
27-32 |
|
Faired lines, |
do. |
Mar. 18, 1943 |
33-37 |
|
Stern, |
do. |
May 12, 1942 |
38-39 |
|
Midship section, |
do. |
June 26, 1942 |
40-41 |
|
Bow framing, |
do. |
May 12, 1942 |
42-44 |
|
Stern framing, |
do. |
Nov. 12, 1943 |
45-47 |
|
Shell plating, fwd., frame 112, |
do. |
May 5, 1942 |
48-50 |
|
Shell plating, aft frame 112, |
do. |
May 20, 1942 |
51-53 |
|
Foc=s=le deck plating, |
do. |
Dec. 18, 1942 |
54-55 |
|
Deck covering AA@ deck & above, |
do. |
July 11, 1943 |
56-57 |
|
Scantling profile & decks, |
do. |
Jan. 22, 1944 |
58-59 |
|
Boat deck & houses, |
do. |
Nov. 6, 1945 |
60-63 |
|
Rails & stanchions, arrg=t., |
do. |
May 24, 1945 |
64-66 |
|
Floodable length curves, |
do. |
Oct. 30, 1942 |
67-68 |
|
Bulwark, |
do. |
Feb. 13, 1943 |
69-70 |
|
Bitts & chocks, arrg=t., & locations, |
do. |
Jan. 7, 1943 |
71-73 |
|
Life buoy stowage, |
do. |
Sept. 4, 1943 |
74 |
|
Stowage of painters stages, position buoy & reel for position buoy, |
do. |
Oct. 22, 1943 |
75-76 |
|
Arrg=t., of piping on fwd smoke pipe, |
do. |
June 7, 1943 |
77-79 |
|
Arrg=t., of
piping on after smoke |
do. |
June 8, 1943 |
80-82 |
|
Arrg=t., & details of galley smoke pipe, |
do. |
July 10, 1943 |
83-85 |
|
Trash burner smoke pipe, |
do. |
Aug. 5, 1943 |
86-87 |
|
Shafting, arrg=t., |
do. |
Aug. 13, 1942 |
88-90 |
|
Shaft strut, |
do. |
Aug. 17, 1942 |
91-92 |
|
Shaft tube, |
do. |
July 1, 1942 |
93-94 |
|
Propeller, |
do. |
Sept. 8, 1942 |
95-96 |
|
Lifting pads for propeller & rudder, |
do. |
- |
97-98 |
|
Windless foundation, |
do. |
1942 |
99 |
|
Anchor handling, arrg=t., & details, |
do. |
Feb. 4, 1943 |
100-102 |
|
Accommodation ladder handling, |
do. |
Mar. 4, 1943 |
103 |
|
Sounding boom, arrg=t., & details, |
do. |
- |
104-105 |
|
Boat boom, arrg=t., & details, |
do. |
Sept. 25, 1943 |
106-110 |
|
Cargo winch foundation, |
do. |
Mar. 13, 1943 |
111-112 |
|
Rigging, arrg=t., fwd & aft, sections & elevations, |
do. |
July 24, 1943 |
113-116 |
|
Rigging, arrg=t., fwd & aft, plan view, |
do. |
do. |
117-119 |
|
Assembly of kingposts, fwd., |
do. |
Sept. 3, 1943 |
120-122 |
|
Assembly of kingposts, aft, |
do. |
do. |
123-125 |
|
Rigging details, sheet #1, |
do. |
Sept. 23, 1943 |
126-128 |
|
Rigging details, sheet #3, |
do. |
Sept. 10, 1943 |
129-131 |
|
Ventilation, cowls & goosenecks, |
do. |
June 23, 1943 |
132 |
|
Arrg=t., of air escapes & sounding tubes for f.o. tanks fwd., frame 98 boat deck & above, |
do. |
May 14, 1943 |
133-134 |
|
Arrg=t., of air escapes & sounding tubes for f.o. tanks fwd., frame 98 promenade deck, |
do. |
do. |
135-136 |
|
General arrg=t., of steering gear, |
do. |
Dec. 11, 2943 |
137-139 |
|
Arrg=t., of machinery, fwd machinery space, sections, |
do. |
May 5, 1943 |
140-142 |
|
Arrg=t., of machinery, aft machinery space, sections, |
do. |
May 7, 1943 |
143-145 |
|
Arrg=t., of machinery, fwd machinery space, plans, |
do. |
May 8, 1943 |
146-148 |
|
Arrg=t., of machinery, aft machinery space, plans, |
do. |
May 7, 1943 |
149-151 |
|
Arrg=t., of machinery in motor room, |
do. |
Jan. 26, 1943 |
152-154 |
|
Arrg=t., of ladders & floor plates in motor room & shaft alley, |
do. |
May 17, 1943 |
155-157 |
|
Arrg=t., of ladders & gratings in fwd machinery space, elevation & sections, |
do. |
1943 |
158-160 |
|
Arrg=t., of ladders & gratings in fwd machinery space, plan & b/m, |
do. |
Sept. 1, 1943 |
161-163 |
|
Arrg=t., of ladders & gratings in aft machinery space, elevation & sections, |
do. |
Oct. 25, 1943 |
164-166 |
|
Arrg=t., of ladders & gratings in aft machine space, plan & b/m, |
do. |
Oct. 25, 1943 |
167-169 |
|
Gun director foundation, |
do. |
- |
170-171 |
|
Top of house on navigation bridge & foundations for 1.1" & 20/mm guns, |
do. |
May 12, 1943 |
172-173 |
|
Deck house on promenade deck, fwd., & 5" gun foundation, |
do. |
April 21,1944 |
174-176 |
|
5" gun foundation on promenade deck, aft, |
do. |
- |
177 |
|
Hospital spaces, |
do. |
Feb. 18, 1943 |
178-179 |