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USAT Both
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History
Name uSAT Both
Owner Kaninke Pakah Maats
Completed 1931
General characteristics
Tonnage 2,608 tons
Depth 17.1 ft (5.21m)
Speed 10 knots
Capacity 750 troops



Remarks

Coal fired. This was one of the Dutch East Indies fleet of ships that made good their escape from the Japanese and was then managed by the US Army for the duration of the war, providing troop transport and cargo carriage between Australian and New Guinea ports.

The ship was fitted with a 20 pounder gun and 4 machine guns.

Soldiers carried

===Brisbane to Milne Bay 18 - 25 February 1943