http://troopships.pier90.org/crossings/1944b.htm looks like the West Point left Boston on Aug 19, 1944 and arrived in Liverpool 7-26-1944. ----- Original Message ----- From: <INZP@aol.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 6:02 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Camp Rucker, Camp Indiantown Gap, Carlisle, PA +ASTP +USS ... | In a message dated 5/21/2006 2:04:09 P.M. Central Daylight Time, | diamond6468@mindspring.com writes: | | _http://navysite.de/index.htm_ (http://navysite.de/index.htm) | Delilah: | | I believe that my problem with the SS America is that more than one ship | carried that name. One was the USS America, a carrier, and the one I'm | searching for is a luxury liner that was converted to a troop transport during WW2. | When my friend referred to it as the USS America I need to find out whether | there was indeed a SS America or America or ... because it was a luxury liner | converted to troop transport was it renamed the USS West Point. I found | several references to West Point recently. I guess my question is how do I | determine on which troop ship he traveled when leaving the port of Boston on Aug. | 9, 1944. | | This is what I found re the SS America from the following site: | _http://www.flare.net/users/e9ee52a/S.S.%20America.htm_ | (http://www.flare.net/users/e9ee52a/S.S.%20America.htm) | | "The story of the America is unique. She was launched as a luxury liner on | August 31 1939. The next day Hitler invaded Poland, and the world was at war. | Sailing as a luxury liner to Europe was not an option. The Navy had her | converted from 1,202 passengers to 5,400 ( latter to over 8000). She carried over | 300,000 troops safely all over the world, sailing without protecting escort | ships. Using the ship’s speed and maneuverability, her crew outwitted hostile | craft at sea." | | Built by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Launched 1939 Retired | from US Lines 1965 Naval Architects Gibbs & Cox, New York Interior Architects | Eggers & Higgins, New York Interior Design Smyth,Urquart,Marckwald, NY | Full Displacement, tons 35440 Length 723 ft Breadth 93' 6" Number of Decks 10 | Public Spaces 23 Maximum speed Over 25 knots First class passengers 519 | Cabin class passengers 414 Tourist class passengers 116 Crew 675 | | | There is another site that states the luxury liner America was renamed the | USS West Point. _http://www.files.trailblazersww2.org/Docs/a275.pdf_ | (http://www.files.trailblazersww2.org/Docs/a275.pdf) | | Under Military.com Content - The America, luxury liner, is again referred to | as "transport ship West Point" & at | _http://www.thedailystar.com/news/community/obits/2005/11/ob1118.html_ | (http://www.thedailystar.com/news/community/obits/2005/11/ob1118.html) | again referred to as former luxury liner America and now the West Point. | | I just don't understand why he referred to the ship as the USS America if | she was really the West Point. | | Great information and I do hope that those records exist. | | Adrienne | | | | | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | We welcome tributes of your World War II ancestors. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. | Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx |