GENERAL H L SCOTT AP 136

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 G. O. Squier Class Transport
Keel Laid December 20 1943 - Launched September 19 1943
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 6 1944


1. USS GENERAL H. L. SCOTT AP-136
Commissioned April 3 1944 - Decommissioned March 29 1946
Laid up June 3 1946 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia Group

Struck from Naval Register July 3 1946
Transferred July 31 1964 to Bethlehem Steel Corp.

Converted to General Cargo Ship July 1964 - May 1965 and renamed YORKMAR
Transferred December 10 1973 to Hou Yung Steamship Co., reflagged Panamanian

Scrapped 1974

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

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

1945-03-10

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9efu

1945-09-10 to 1945-09-24

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Hugh Lenox Scott (September 22 1853 - April 30 1934)
Scott graduated from the Military Academy in 1876. He served with the cavalry at various western outposts, chiefly in Oklahoma and the Dakotas, and participated in the Indian campaigns until 1891. In 1897 he was a consultant to the Smithsonian Institution on Indian languages. After serving in various administrative posts in Cuba and the Sulu Archipelago, Philippines, 1898 to 1906, Scott was promoted to Colonel and assumed duty as Superintendent of the Military Academy. Relieved in 1910, Scott made vital contributions as a mediator and a diplomat in Indian disputes. As Brigadier General, he served on the Mexican border 1913 to 1914 and helped resolve border difficulties with Mexico. Becoming Chief of Staff of the Army in November 1914, he laid the groundwork for American participation in World War I. General Scott was a member of the Commission to Russia in 1917 and served on the Western Front with British and French divisions. Retiring from the Army in 1919, Major General Scott died April 30 1934 at Princeton, N.J.

 

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