USS General H.W. Butner (AP-113)
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USS General H.W. Butner |
| Owner | US Navy |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company of Kearny, New Jersey |
| Launched | 19 Sep 1943 |
| Completed | 5 Dec 1943 |
| In service | 11 Jan 1944 |
| Out of service | 26 Jan 1960 |
| Fate | Scrapped in Taiwan, 1977 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Troopship |
| Tonnage | 20,175 tons fully laden |
| Length | 622 feet 7 inches (189.76 m) |
| Beam | 75 feet 6 inches (23.01 m) |
| Depth | draft 25 feet 6 inches (7.77 m) |
| Propulsion | Twin screw |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Capacity | crew of 477 and 5,289 troops |
Remarks
This ship's initial voyages were carrying troops to North Africa from the US in early 1944. Soon after she was transferred to the Pacific theatre of operations until mid-1945 when she returned to Europe to repatriate troops to the US, and one trip when she redeployed US troops from Europe to the Pacific. The ship also served as a troopship during the occupation of Japan, leaving San Francisco on 5 Jan 1946, she made four voyages carrying troops to the Pacific. She later served a similar role during the Korean War.