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She was laid down as the SS President Jackson, a cargo / passenger liner and finished as a troop transport, the USNS Barrett (T-AP-196). [1] There were three ships in the class with the Barrett (T-AP-196) having sister ships named USNS Geiger (T-AP-197) and USNS Upshur (T-AP-198). All three ships would later become training ships [2]:
SS President Jackson (1950); served as USNS Barrett (T-AP-196) during the Korean and Vietnam Wars; renamed TS Empire State V as a training ship for State University of New York Maritime College (1973–1990); scrapped in 2007
USNS Barrett (T-AP-196) E. Empire State V; G. USNS Geiger This page was last edited on 19 May 2010, at 05:04 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Biloxi/USNS Henry Gibbins: Troop transport: 1942 1959-1973 SUNY Maritime College 10. Empire State V [9] SS President Jackson/USNS Barrett: Troop transport: 1950 1973-1990 SUNY Maritime College 11. The Domer [10] USS Waubansee: Navy Tugboat: 1944 1983-unknown SUNY Maritime College 12. Empire State VI [11] SS Oregon/SS Mormactide: Break bulk ...
USNS Upshur (T-AP-198), was a Barrett Class [1] transport named in honor of Major General William P. Upshur, USMC. [2] [3]The hull of the USNS Upshur was laid down on September 1, 1949 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, New Jersey as the SS President Hayes.
Major General Charles Dodson Barrett (16 August 1885 – 8 October 1943) was the first commanding general of the 3rd Marine Division. He died while on duty in the South Pacific, 8 October 1943. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in recognition of his outstanding service during World War II .
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with A and B. . For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the List of current ships of the United States Navy.
USS Barnett (APA-5) was a McCawley-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.. Barnett was launched in 1928 as the passenger ship Santa Maria by the Furness Shipbuilding Company of Haverton-on-Tees, England for the Grace Line.