GENERAL M C MEIGS AP 116

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

General John Pope Class Transport Keel Laid September 22 1943 - Launched March 13 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy June 2 1944 USS GENERAL M. C. MEIGS AP-116 Commissioned June 3 1944 - Decommissioned March 4 1946 Struck from Naval Register March 20 1946 Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal Custody assigned to American President Lines Reacquired by U.S. Navy July 21 1950 USNS GENERAL M. C. MEIGS T-AP-116 Placed In Service with Military Sea Transportation Service Placed in Reduced Operational Status 1955 Placed Out of Service October 1 1958 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA Sold 1971 to Murphy Pacific Marine Salvage Company for scrap Sunk (Storm/Grounding) January 9 1972, off Cape Flattery

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-46)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-08-28

Censored wartime (WWII) use on G.M. Cigarette Card

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-09-03

Censored wartime (WWII) use on G.M. Cigarette Card. USCG manned.

 

Locy Type LDPS 2z

1946-02-28

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

USNS GENERAL M. C. MEIGS received 6 battle stars for Korean War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Europe Africa Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Europe and Asia clasps) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (6) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korean War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (May 3 1816 - January 2 1892)
Meigs graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1836. He served with the Corps of Engineers for a quarter of a century and in 1861 became Quartermaster General. In addition to equipping and supplying the Union Armies during the Civil War, General Meigs supervised the construction of the Washington Aqueduct and the dome and wings of the United States Capitol. After the Civil War, he was a member of the Commission for the Reform and Reorganization of the Army. General Meigs retired in 1882 and died in Washington, D.C., January 2 1892

 

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