In addition to troops, passengers could also include nurses and other support personnel, family members, and any other passengers who may have been traveling onboard these ships. On 28 October 1914 ten New Zealand troop transports and their escorts steamed into King George Sound, Albany, Western Australia, to join 28 Australian ships and their escorts. Alaunia: In 1914 the Alaunia and the Andania, were used as troop ships carrying Canadian troops across the Atlantic. The American government had to be flexible and efficient in order to get troops and supplies into Europe quickly. In the months following the 11 November 1918 Armistice, eighty more former merchant-type ships joined the Navy's commissioned transport force to help expedite the homecoming of the more than Naval vessels or only served as Navy cargo ships. The 3245 troops on board the ship sailed for Brest, France, at 3:30 P.M. Company A traveled later, on 9 August 1918. … Background In April 1917, after much debate, the United States entered World War I, which had been raging in Europe for nearly 3 years. In the summer of 1915 both the ships were involved in the Gallipoli campaign. The following transport ships were used to convey the troops of the 5th/22nd, the 22nd Battalion plus other key elements of the AIF during the First World War. two million Americans who had served in Europe. In addition, I now can offer a partial passengerlist of soldiers carried by the USS George Washingtonto Europe during the War(those listed are primarily officers). of ship length and cargo handling arrangements consisting of (at 1917-1918. Introduction ↑. This consisted of ships running 4,800 to just over 5,600 GRT. steamer, four former minelayers and forty-five austerely converted All but two of these transports In some instances, troops from other countries traveled on U.S. Army ships as well. had cruiser sterns. Seventy-one came from other sources, among them over twenty passenger However, most had several masts and kingposts. Motor vehicles had yet to seriously threaten the railways, except for local traffic, while aviation was at an embryonic stage. Status: Sunk - 1916. BULWARKS forward, amidships and aft. Three of the wartime Navy transports were lost during 1918, two (President Lincoln and Covington) in mid-year due to enemy action and one (Tenadores) by accident at year's end. They therefore saw no active service in European waters. In some instances, troops from other countries traveled on U.S. Army ships as well. To browse this image set, select from the options below. France, Italy and other nations. raised forecastle configuration, location and size of deck-edge Launched 4.10.18 White. 1914-11-01. larger ones. Use the browse to easily search by the ship name. These wooden steamships earned a bad reputation due to high maintenance costs and rudder problems, although 265 carried cargoes overseas. The records in this collection consist of passenger lists created between 1910 and 1939. Launched 4.10.18 White. Port bow, underway. The Road to France II. were passenger liners laid up in Germany during the conflict. It was originally created to manage the transport of troops and cargo on Army ships that travelled between U.S. and overseas ports during the Spanish-American War. Another (Lenape) left U.S. Navy service shortly before the fighting ended. ships that did serve in the U.S. Navy, and a large proportion USS Hamblen, a Bayfield -class attack transport underway with its complement of landing craft A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. At around the same time the United States Shipping Board’s production had just begun to arrive in service. Although just a sub-section of the ships used by the Australians in the war they are nevertheless representative of the types of vessels used. A good example of these is the four ships that comprised Pan Atlantic Shipping’s 1935 fleet and averaged 391 feet in length and 5,023 GRT. Ship's Role: Transatlantic Glasgow - New York. vessels. 1/350 Scale. This page features a list of World War I era U.S. Navy transport Later that year the Alaunia … to, or after, their Navy service. Pre-Order: Wish List. There are a total of [ 119 ] WW1 Warships and Submarines (1914-1918)entries in the Military Factory. task with this firmly in mind. photographs are also presented for ship groups and for individual Auxiliary Ships 63 Anderson (DD411). in addition to MASTS. One reason why the Allies prevailed in the 1914 Battle of the Marne was that the German vanguard divisions were up to 100 miles ahead of their railheads, whereas France since 1870 had developed a transport network that outmatched its German equivalent. The fleet consisted mainly of British steamers and a few captured enemy ships. received several temporary deck houses before and abaft their During World War I, the Quartermaster Corps managed the Army's deep-water fleet. Port stern quarter, underway. several booms. to pages dedicated to each group of ships. Representative It was originally created to manage the transport of troops and cargo on Army ships that travelled between U.S. and overseas ports during the Spanish-American War. ***** ***** ***** *****. builders: NOTE: All of these ships had FLUSH-DECK HULLS with LOW U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939. Breadth: 58.3 feet. World War I transports. Ship sizes varied significantly, from a low end of under Of the 703 Ferris and other wooden ships ordered, 214 were cancelled when the armistice was signed in November 1918, 323 were completed, 44 sold, 23 lost, and 256 sold for scrapping. of masts, kingposts and smokestacks is an important identification Also crucial are weather deck profiles (flush-deck or Today, approximately 60 years after launching, the SS United States remains afloat at a pier in Philadelphia. The United States even utilized German ships that had been interned, or seized after the declaration of war. and other details will help distinguish individual vessels. Today, approximately 60 years after launching, the SS United States remains afloat at a pier in Philadelphia. This collection consists of lists of passengers arriving at U.S. ports on Army ships. Primarily, dimensions and some tonnage data were taken from the 1918-1919 and 1919-1920 editions of Lloyds Register of Shipping. MAST and KINGPOST arrangement helps to identify ships constructed at different times by different builders: NOTE: All of these ships had prominent RAISED FORECASTLES, Embarkation Service. At least four other former American coastal passenger steamers were employed carrying personnel between the British Isles and France, but apparently did not make trans-Atlantic passenger voyages. Those pages provide They have CRUISER STERNS This consisted of ships running 4,800 to just over 5,600 GRT. 1914-11-01. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. Thirteen of these cargo ships were lost during the war, both to enemy action and by accident. Frederick Anderson embarked from Melbourne on the HMAT A10 Karoo. In addition to troops, passengers could also include nurses and other support personnel, family members, and any other passengers who may have been traveling onboard these ships. Port bow. These ships' arrangement Transport And Supply During The First World War At the turn of the twentieth century railways dominated land transport. On land On land, railways were the principal means of bulk long-distance transport. superstructures occupying at least one-third of ship length and (The ships lost were Buenaventura, Californian, Herman Frasch, Lake Bloomington, Lake Borgne, Lake Damita, Lakemoor, Oosterdijk, Saetia, Ticonderoga, Westgate, Westover, and Zaanland.) Remember, however, that not every ship Oceangoing tug. and small, that were employed by the U.S. Government under commercial examination of smokestack size and spacing, superstructure and The ships were referred to ad Hired Military Transport (HMT). Index: Pictures of United States Navy Ships 1775-1941 Index by Ship Name AA1 (SS52), renamed T1. The records in this collection consist of passenger lists created between 1910 and 1939. Port bow. On the 29th of September 1918, the transport ship Leviathan left the docks of Hoboken New Jersey on its voyage to Brest, France carrying troops and medical personnel. original midships superstructures. Port stern quarter, underway. charter, or which operated under the flags of the United Kingdom, The problem started even before the ship departed, the passengers became victims of the dreaded influenza. Over 6 million tons of were delivered to France during these supply trips, transporting around 6,000 tons per day. had midships superstructures occupying notably less than one-third Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. NOTE: All of these ships had FLUSH-DECK HULLS with LOW Owner History: Anchor Line Glasgow. Troopships in the First World War. Two more minelayers, Aroostook and Shawmut, were retained in the postwar Navy as CM 3-4 and are not included here. Tonnage (gross tons in the great majority of cases. Many of these closely resemble Port bow, underway. When not committed to military transport, these ships were employed to carry various commodity exports to Britain and France. In little time, the transport ships had been gathered, fitted for carrying troops, equipped with radios, and armed. A fleet of transport ships was leased by the Commonwealth government for the specific purpose of transporting the various AIF formations to their respective overseas destinations. Welcome to the MegaHobby.com model ships and model submarines section. Based at Pembroke DY from completion to 1918. One reason why the Allies prevailed in the 1914 Battle of the Marne was that the German vanguard divisions were up to 100 miles ahead of their railheads, whereas France since 1870 had developed a transport network that outmatched its German equivalent. bows. 1 Oceangoing tug. A Note on Sources: The basic listing of 125 commissioned U.S. Navy trans-Atlantic transports is taken from the 1919 Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy, Appendix F. This extremely useful source provides statistics on the individual ships, the number of pre- and post-Armistice voyages made by each vessel, and the number of passengers transported. Shipping Board (USSB) that the country would not have enough ships to bring supplies, food, and ammunition to support the U.S. troops, especially in view of the effectiveness of the German U-Boats. small ships had much the same basic configuration as considerably As designed, the ship was envisioned as transporting more than 10,000 troops and being converted from cruise ship to military transport in only a few days. This large number of U.S. Navy ships can be conveniently broken Sailing Ships 1 Allegheny (AT19), formerly the Huron. ships usually had portholes installed in their hull sides, and Battleships 77 Alfred (formerly the Black Prince). might be long and low, or several decks high, and constitute a It very quickly appeared to the U.S. Searching from the Military Landing Page, I came across records from: U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939. the bow type, suffice as initial identification elements. It was originally created to manage the transport of troops and cargo on Army ships that traveled between U.S. and overseas ports during the Spanish-American War. deck line features, camouflage patterns (especially in 1918 photos) Counter For this type of ship, number of smokestacks and masts, plus In addition to troops, passengers could also include nurses and other support personnel, family members, and any other passengers who may have been traveling onboard these ships. Though mainly intended as a tool for ship picture identification, $339.98 $276.79 * currently unavailable. with the same basic recognition features, either never were U.S. In the summer of 1915 both the ships were involved in the Gallipoli campaign. and oval CUTOUTS in their midships' superstructure sides. The following transport ships were used to convey the troops of the 5th/22nd, the 22nd Battalion plus other key elements of the AIF during the First World War. They were also similar to four Even so, the fitting out of the first 28 vessels to be requisitioned proceeded astonishingly quickly, with the last transport completely equipped by 27 September 1914. The forty-five transports converted from freighters generally and KINGPOST arrangement identifies ships constructed by different Remarks: Maiden voyage March 25th, 1905 Glasgow . Troopships in the First World War Troopships in the First World War Alaunia: In 1914 the Alaunia and the Andania, were used as troop ships carrying Canadian troops across the Atlantic. had "plumb" into several groups, containing between one and twenty-seven vessels. When America entered the war in 1917, the ships of the Army Transport Service were concentrated in the Pacific, maintaining and rotating forces in the Philippines, Hawaii, and Alaska. and number of masts. U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939. The names of those lost are inscribed on the Newhaven Transport … Battleships 77 Alfred (formerly the Black Prince). Thereafter, groups, defined by ships' physical characteristics, with links Tonnage: 9223 grt. and most had prior wartime employment under civilian operation. The ships used for transport were owned by steamship companies. MAST and KINGPOST arrangement was identical in these five ships (MAST forward, PAIRED KINGPOSTS at each end of the superstructure, and a MAST aft): NOTE: These ships were of varying appearance, but all It will be noted that some of our photographs show them prior USS Maryland/Frederick WWI Armored Cruiser and the USS Maryland/Frederick Ships Musterpage USS Colorado/Pueblo WWI Armored Cruiser and the USS Pueblo during WWIpage USS West Virginia/HuntingtonWWI Armored Cruiser USS California/San DiegoThe only major US Warship lost to enemy action during WWI USS Pennsylvania/USS PittsburghCruiser that was the first ship that an airplane took off from and landed on … The following five ships were among those used in the transport of troops to Gallipoli. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). NOTE: The ships in this small group were nearly identical to each Eleven of these ships were lost to enemy attacks from mines, submarines, aeroplanes or destroyers with a loss of 99 sailors. less elaborate cargo handling provisions than freighters. The records in this collection consist of passenger lists created between 1910 and 1939. freighters. Fujimi # fjm60000. used as animal transports, apparently had the same or similar (also called the Cruiser and Transport Force) employed forty-five In some instances, troops from other countries traveled on U.S. Army ships as well. Molville . differed significantly from the types presented immediately above: NOTE: These generally had very long superstructures. bulwarks) and the form of the midship's superstructure. deckhouses while so-employed, but probably did not have the hull Transport And Supply During The First World War At the turn of the twentieth century railways dominated land transport. There are a total of [ 119 ] WW1 Warships and Submarines (1914-1918)entries in the Military Factory. Auxiliary Ships 63 Anderson (DD411). In little time, the transport ships had been gathered, fitted for carrying troops, equipped with radios, and armed. significant recognition feature. On the morning of 26 June 1918, troops began embarkation on the S. S. Kroonland at Pier #5 In Hoboken, N.J. Britain also hired ships to transport troops. This included increased numbers of berths; often in cargo holds and conditions on board were cramped to say the least. ships acquired by the Navy in 1898, two of which were still in The U.S. Army Transport Service (ATS) was established in 1899 as part of the Army Quartermaster Department. Germany, 15 ships (1914-18) The surface raiders. This is an alphabetical list of the names of all ships that have been in service with the Royal Navy, or with predecessor fleets formally in the service of the Kingdom of England or the Commonwealth of England.The list also includes fictional vessels which have prominently featured in … There are a total of [ 35 ] WW1 British Warships (1914-1918) entries in the Military Factory. Caution: Not every ship bearing the characteristics shown on these pages was commissioned in the U.S. Navy. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). This section of the Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy consists of ship pages and photos from the Naval Historical Center's Online Library of Selected Images relating to auxiliary vessels acquired for temporary service during World War I, particularly in the Cruiser and Transport Force and the Naval Overseas Transportation Service. A modest amount of dimension data came from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. This is the 1/700 Scale WWI German Markgraf Battleship Plastic Model Military Ship Kit by ICM Models. When America entered the war in 1917, the ships of the Army Transport Service were concentrated in the Pacific, maintaining and rotating forces in the Philippines, Hawaii, and Alaska. Alaunia (B7), Ausonia, Caledonia, Marquette, Serangbee. Ship Type: Passenger Vessel. King George's Sound, WA. The fleet consisted mainly of British steamers and a few captured enemy ships. other, and rather different in appearance from the Navy's other This collection includes photographs of the many troop transport ships from WWI. The German Imperial Navy actions during WW1 were four-fold: The main navy (Hochseeflotte) protecting the homeland but forced to a relative inaction because of the opposing Royal Navy, the overseas squadrons (Souchon or Graf Spee’s Pacific squadron and other local forces) chased down by the allies at the beginning of the war, U … Eleven of these ships were lost to enemy attacks from mines, submarines, aeroplanes or destroyers with a loss of 99 sailors. Displacement tons for a few ships) and dimensions come from several sources. Hobbylinc carries 12 world war i ship models at discounts up to 21%. Embarkation Service Administrative History Note; A History of the Transport Service; Benedict Crowell and Robert Forrest Wilson. the Atlantic to the European combat zone. bearing the characteristics shown on these pages was commissioned Cargo ship (refrigerated) built 1912 by Palmer Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd. Jarrow (Yard No 817) for The Clan Line Steamers Ltd (Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd, Glasgow). Nine of these ships were over 10,000 tons, with the largest being SS Euripides, an Aberdeen White Star liner of 15,000 tons. Based at Pembroke DY from completion to 1918. This collection consists of lists of passengers arriving at U.S. ports on Army ships. liner types (two of them hospital ships), one coastal passenger USS South Dakota/HuronShe carried the 56th Regiment CAC home from France. these groupings are also useful for analysis and understanding Ancestry.com offers a search engine that may help connect a particular service person with a troopship. The American government had to be flexible and efficient in order to get troops and supplies into Europe quickly. The basic groups are further subdivided by The problem started even before the ship departed, the passengers became victims of the dreaded influenza. LOW BULWARKS amidships and COUNTER STERNS. The groups are easily defined by bow shape, number of smokestacks When not committed to military transport, these ships were employed to carry various commodity exports to Britain and France. At around the same time the United States Shipping Board’s production had just begun to arrive in service. With a few exceptions, passenger liner type transports had Caution: Not every ship of these ex-freighters had previously served as Navy cargo ships, David emarked on the ship on 1 April 1916 and sailed to Alexandria, Egypt. The names of those lost are inscribed on the Newhaven Transport … They were requisitioned by the government who paid a daily rate for them and specially outfitted the ships to meet their new wartime role. Some vessels, apparently previously MAST Submarines 161 Alabama (BB8). You can browse the ship models by scale or by type of ship. It was originally created to manage the transport of troops and cargo on Army ships that traveled between U.S. and overseas ports during the Spanish-American War. Length: 500 feet. In addition to troops, passengers could also include nurses and other support personnel, family members, and any other passengers who may have been traveling onboard these ships. On land On land, railways were the principal means of bulk long-distance transport. PC.74, patrol boat, PC-class, ordered 6.17, decoy ships looking like small merchant ships, also known as PQ-boats. Superstructures Cargo ship (refrigerated) built 1912 by Palmer Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd. Jarrow (Yard No 817) for The Clan Line Steamers Ltd (Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd, Glasgow). Ship Service. ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** Several There were many World War I era ships, large element. This section of the Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy consists of ship pages and photos from the Naval Historical Center's Online Library of Selected Images relating to auxiliary vessels acquired for temporary service during World War I, particularly in the Cruiser and Transport Force and the Naval Overseas Transportation Service. When converted to transports (primarily in early 1919), these All but the regular Navy's Henderson and Hancock (later AP-1 and AP-3, not included here) were former merchant passenger liners, sixteen of them German vessels that had been laid up in U.S. ports since the great conflict began in 1914. Submarines 161 Alabama (BB8). The Navy acquired two more, both former Great Lakes passenger vessels, but the fighting ended before they reached the war zone. These lists recorded details on all persons arriving at U.S. ports on ATS ships. the Navy's ships. He travelled to Plymouth, England aboard the HMT Briton leaving Alexandria on 29 May 1916. The United States even utilized German ships that had been interned, or seized after the declaration of war. A. additional recognition features, including variations in deck King George's Sound, WA. The first USS Maui (ID-1514) was a troop transport that served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919. During World War I, the Quartermaster Corps managed the Army's deepwater fleet. Watercolor of the SS Leviathan at the National Archives. We also stock many accessory sets for these ship kits, including aircraft sets and photo-etched detailing sets by Eduard, White Ensign, Trumpeter, Toms Modelworks and more. Nine of the eighty In addition, other freighters, During World War 1, Britain fielded one of the powerful navies on the planet to contain the naval capabilities of the Central Powers. bearing the characteristics shown on these pages was commissioned Departure of the First Detachment of the Australian and New Zealand Imperial Expeditionary Forces from Albany. Germany, 15 ships (1914-18) The surface raiders. wore pattern camouflage schemes very much like those carried by The First World War was a war of colossal land battles on the continent of Europe, but it was the ability of the Allies at sea to sustain global transport and supply that determined their ability to prevail in the conflict. I know the battalions they carried. 5000 gross tons to more than ten times that figure, and sometimes in the U.S. Navy. in the U.S. Navy. The four transports were primarily used in UK-France service. They have COUNTER STERNS and TALL SMOKESTACKS. The transport ships… 1 Single screw, triple expansion engine making 14 knots 8th - 26th June 1915 converted at Cockatoo Island Drydock, Sydney to transport … Searching from the Military Landing Page, I came across records from: U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939. Most of the 51st Pioneer Infantry were among them. lines, superstructure size, stern configurations and the arrangement Approach any ship identification Although just a sub-section of the ships used by the Australians in the war they are nevertheless representative of the types of vessels used. service twenty years later. The most popular world war i ship models brands include Trumpeter, ICM Models, and Fujimi. During the First World War, the U.S. Navy's Transport Force BULWARKS at the bow. The Transportation of Troops and Military Supplies. NOTE: Some of these ships have paired KINGPOSTS These lists recorded details on all persons arriving at U.S. ports on ATS ships. of the Navy's World War I achievements. Over 6 million tons of were delivered to France during these supply trips, transporting around 6,000 tons per day. There were many World War I era ships, large and small, that were employed by the U.S. Government under commercial charter, or which operated under the flags of the United Kingdom, France, Italy and other nations. A fleet of transport ships was leased by the Commonwealth government for the specific purpose of transporting the various AIF formations to their respective overseas destinations. SS Vaterland, a 54,282 gross ton passenger liner, was built by Blohm & Voss at Hamburg, Germany, as the second of a trio of very large ships of Imperator class for … They started at 10:00 A.M. and finished at 1:30 P.M. Departure of the First Detachment of the Australian and New Zealand Imperial Expeditionary Forces from Albany. Tonnage data was also obtained from individual ship data cards. During World War I, the Quartermaster Corps managed the Army's deep-water fleet. A good example of these is the four ships that comprised Pan Atlantic Shipping’s 1935 fleet and averaged 391 feet in length and 5,023 GRT. commissioned ships to transport American service personnel across Imperial Japanese Navy IJN Battleship Kongo. The German Imperial Navy actions during WW1 were four-fold: The main navy (Hochseeflotte) protecting the homeland but forced to a relative inaction because of the opposing Royal Navy, the overseas squadrons (Souchon or Graf Spee’s Pacific squadron and other local forces) chased down by the allies at the beginning of the war, U … PC.74, patrol boat, PC-class, ordered 6.17, decoy ships looking like small merchant ships, also known as PQ-boats. Plastic Model Military Ship. As designed, the ship was envisioned as transporting more than 10,000 troops and being converted from cruise ship to military transport in only a few days. of smokestacks, masts and kingposts. sterns were most common, but several relatively new vessels The operation of craft like US Army Transport (USAT) Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan, provided the US Army with experience in outfitting and operating troopships. In all cases, these ships had a single smokestack and plumb Single screw, triple expansion engine making 14 knots 8th - 26th June 1915 converted at Cockatoo Island Drydock, Sydney to transport … Motor vehicles had yet to seriously threaten the railways, except for local traffic, while aviation was at an embryonic stage. I would be very grateful for any other information on any/all of them please. portholes until modified to carry personnel. Index: Pictures of United States Navy Ships 1775-1941 Index by Ship Name AA1 (SS52), renamed T1. NOTE: Two more ships of this configuration, the hospital ships Comfort and Mercy, were retained in the postwar Navy as AH 3-4 and are not included here. further links to the individual ships in each group. the lower end of the complexity scale) a couple of masts serving commissioned ships to transport American service personnel across All but the regular Navy's Hendersonand Hancock(later AP-1 and AP-3, not included here) were former merchant passenger liners, sixteen of them German vessels that had been laid up in U.S. ports since the great conflict began in 1914. The operation of craft like US Army Transport (USAT) Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan, provided the US Army with experience in outfitting and operating troopships. Sailing Ships 1 Allegheny (AT19), formerly the Huron. bows, but stern configurations varied. We carry major brands such as Trumpeter, Tamiya, Dragon, Revell, Academy, Flyhawk, and more. 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