USAT Jason Lee
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| History | |
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| Name | USAT Jason Lee |
| Owner | Army Transportation Service |
| Builder | Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Launched | 27 Jun 1942 |
| Completed | 9 July 1942 |
| Out of service | March 1967 |
| Fate | Scapped 1967 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Standard Liberty EC2-S-C1 |
| Tonnage | 10,865 tons |
| Length | 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) |
| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Depth | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.465 m) |
| Propulsion | Single screw |
| Speed | 11.5 knots |
Remarks
This ship first appeared of the Australian coast in early September 1942, and from that point carried out numerous voyages between northern Queensland ports and New Guinea, with an occasional voyage to Sydney and Brisbane.
Soldiers carried
Port Moresby to Cairns 21 - 23 January 1943
Main parety of 2/16th Battaliopn, including: