General Stuart Heintzelman (AP-159) was launched under a Maritime Commission contract (MC #716) 21 April 1945 by Kaiser Co., Inc., Yard 3, Richmond, California; sponsored by Mrs. C. H. Wright; acquired by the Navy and simultaneously commissioned 12 September 1945.
After shakedown out of San Diego, General Stuart Heintzelman departed San Pedro, California, 9 October 1945 and carried more than 3,000 occupation troops to Yokohama. Returning to Seattle 6 November with 3,100 veteran passengers, she made a similar voyage from Seattle to Japan and back again between 13 November and 9 December. On 28 December she sailed from Seattle on another "Magic-Carpet" run to Manila and Yokohama and returned to San Francisco 3 March 1946 with a full load of homeward-bound troops. Following a round-trip voyage from San Francisco to Manila and return, General Stuart Heintzelman steamed from the West Coast via Panama to New York, where she arrived 27 May. She decommissioned there 12 June and was returned to WSA for use as an Army transport by the Army Transport Service.
On 30 October 1947 USAT General Stuart Heintzelman left Bremerhaven with 843 displaced persons from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 28 November 1947.[2][3] This voyage was the first of almost 150 voyages by some 40 ships bringing refugees of World War II to Australia.[4]General Stuart Heintzelman made three more such trips herself, arriving in Melbourne with 822 refugees on 20 April 1948, in Sydney with 1301 on 24 November 1949, and in Melbourne with 1302 on 3 March 1950.[4] She also made a trip from Germany to New York, bringing [TK] refugees and arriving on 13 January 1950. Another trip departed Bremerhaven on 17 April 1950.
General Stuart Heintzelman was reacquired by the Navy 1 March 1950 and assigned to overseas transport duty under MSTS. Crewed by civilians, she operated out of San Francisco in 1950 and into 1951 steaming to the Far East carrying combat troops in support of the Korean War. In late 1951 she steamed from San Francisco to New York for transport duty in the Atlantic and the Caribbean. For more than 2 years she made passenger runs typically from New York to Bremerhaven, Germany; La Pallice, France; Southampton, England; Argentia, Newfoundland; Reykjavík, Iceland; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. One such run in November 1951 hauled elements of the 28th Infantry Division from Hampton Roads, Virginia to Bremerhaven as an effort to bolster NATO forces in Germany.[5]
^ abcPriolo, Gary P. (6 June 2006). "USS General Stuart Heintzelman (AP-159), USAT General Stuart Heintzelman, USNS General Stuart Heintzelman (T-AP-159)". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
^Tündern-Smith, Ann (31 August 2006). "First of the Fifth Fleet". FifthFleet.net. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
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USS General Stuart Heintzelman AP 159 was a General G O Squier class transport ship for the U S Navy in World War II She was named in honor of U S Army general Stuart Heintzelman She was transferred to the U S Army as USAT General Stuart Heintzelman in 1946 On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service MSTS as USNS General Stuart Heintzelman T AP 159 She was later sold for commercial operation before being scrapped in 1984 1 USS General Stuart Heintzelman AP 159 at anchor circa in 1945History United States NameGeneral Stuart Heintzelman NamesakeStuart Heintzelman BuilderKaiser Co Inc Richmond California Laid downdate unknown Launched21 April 1945 Acquired12 September 1945 Commissioned12 September 1945 Decommissioned12 June 1946 In service1946 Army 1 March 1950 MSTS Out of service1 March 1950 Army 24 June 1954 MSTS ReclassifiedT AP 159 1 March 1950 IdentificationIMO number 6903187 FateScrapped 1984 1 General characteristics Class and typeGeneral G O Squier class transport ship Displacement9 950 tons light 17 250 tons full Length522 ft 10 in 159 36 m Beam71 ft 6 in 21 79 m Draft26 ft 6 in 8 08 m Propulsionsingle screw steam turbine with 9 900 shp 7 400 kW Speed17 knots 31 km h Capacity3 823 troops Complement356 officers and enlisted Armament4 5 38 caliber gun mounts 4 40 mm AA gun mounts 16 20 mm AA gun mounts Contents 1 Operational history 2 References 3 Sources 4 External linksOperational history editGeneral Stuart Heintzelman AP 159 was launched under a Maritime Commission contract MC 716 21 April 1945 by Kaiser Co Inc Yard 3 Richmond California sponsored by Mrs C H Wright acquired by the Navy and simultaneously commissioned 12 September 1945 After shakedown out of San Diego General Stuart Heintzelman departed San Pedro California 9 October 1945 and carried more than 3 000 occupation troops to Yokohama Returning to Seattle 6 November with 3 100 veteran passengers she made a similar voyage from Seattle to Japan and back again between 13 November and 9 December On 28 December she sailed from Seattle on another Magic Carpet run to Manila and Yokohama and returned to San Francisco 3 March 1946 with a full load of homeward bound troops Following a round trip voyage from San Francisco to Manila and return General Stuart Heintzelman steamed from the West Coast via Panama to New York where she arrived 27 May She decommissioned there 12 June and was returned to WSA for use as an Army transport by the Army Transport Service On 30 October 1947 USAT General Stuart Heintzelman left Bremerhaven with 843 displaced persons from Estonia Latvia and Lithuania and arrived in Fremantle Western Australia on 28 November 1947 2 3 This voyage was the first of almost 150 voyages by some 40 ships bringing refugees of World War II to Australia 4 General Stuart Heintzelman made three more such trips herself arriving in Melbourne with 822 refugees on 20 April 1948 in Sydney with 1301 on 24 November 1949 and in Melbourne with 1302 on 3 March 1950 4 She also made a trip from Germany to New York bringing TK refugees and arriving on 13 January 1950 Another trip departed Bremerhaven on 17 April 1950 General Stuart Heintzelman was reacquired by the Navy 1 March 1950 and assigned to overseas transport duty under MSTS Crewed by civilians she operated out of San Francisco in 1950 and into 1951 steaming to the Far East carrying combat troops in support of the Korean War In late 1951 she steamed from San Francisco to New York for transport duty in the Atlantic and the Caribbean For more than 2 years she made passenger runs typically from New York to Bremerhaven Germany La Pallice France Southampton England Argentia Newfoundland Reykjavik Iceland and San Juan Puerto Rico One such run in November 1951 hauled elements of the 28th Infantry Division from Hampton Roads Virginia to Bremerhaven as an effort to bolster NATO forces in Germany 5 On 24 June 1954 General Stuart Heintzelman was deactivated and assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet Orange Texas She was returned to the Maritime Administration in June 1960 She was berthed with the National Defense Reserve Fleet Beaumont Texas before being sold for commercial use in 1968 6 In 1969 the ship was rebuilt as the container ship Mobile USCG ON 513556 IMO 6903187 for Sea Land Service by Alabama Shipbuilding amp Dry Dock Company of Mobile AL 7 8 She was scrapped in Taiwan in 1984 1 References edit a b c Priolo Gary P 6 June 2006 USS General Stuart Heintzelman AP 159 USAT General Stuart Heintzelman USNS General Stuart Heintzelman T AP 159 NavSource Online NavSource Naval History Retrieved 9 November 2007 Tundern Smith Ann 31 August 2006 First of the Fifth Fleet FifthFleet net Retrieved 9 November 2007 Franklin James Nolan Gerry O 2023 Arthur Calwell Connor Court p 38 ISBN 9781922815811 a b Tundern Smith Ann 31 December 2006 Ships of the Fifth Fleet FifthFleet net Retrieved 9 November 2007 28th Infantry Division USArmyGermany com Retrieved 9 November 2007 Kaiser Company Inc Richmond No 3 Yard Richmond CA Colton Company Archived from the original on 13 July 2007 Retrieved 9 November 2007 Cudahy 2006 p 264 Williams 2013 p 136Sources editCudahy Brian J 2006 Box Boats How Container Ships Changed the World Fordham University Press ISBN 978 0 8232 2569 9 Williams Greg H 2013 World War II U S Navy Vessels in Private Hands McFarland Books ISBN 978 0 7864 6645 0 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS General Stuart Heintzelman AP 159 Photo gallery of General Stuart Heintzelman at NavSource Naval History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS General Stuart Heintzelman amp oldid 1181288351, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
