USS General M. C. Meigs (AP-116) was a General John Pope class troop transport of the P2-S2-R2 type. She was a fast troop ship that transported troops for the United States in World War II and the Korean War. The ship was named after General Montgomery C. Meigs, the Quartermaster General of the United States Army during the United States Civil War.

After the outbreak of Communist aggression in Korea 25 June 1950, General M. C. Meigs was taken over from the Maritime Commission 21 July and assigned to MSTS. Manned by a civilian crew, she...

USS General M. C. Meigs, a 11,828-ton (light displacement) General John Pope class troop transport, was built at Kearny, New Jersey, by the Maritime Commission to its P2-S2-R2 design. Commissioned in June 1944, through the end of the Second World War she played an important role in moving the Brazilian Expeditionary Force to Europe, making a ...

Following World War II USS General M. C. Meigs was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 9 to 15 January 1946. Decommissioned, 4 March 1946, at San Francisco, CA. Struck from the Naval Register, 20 March 1946. Custody transferred to …

The USS General M. C. Meigs (AP-116), a General John Pope class troop transport of the P2-S2-R2 type, was launched on 13 March 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company of Kearny, New Jersey.

Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (/ ˈ m ɛ ɡ z /; May 3, 1816 – January 2, 1892) was a career United States Army officer and military and civil engineer, who served as Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army during and after the American Civil War.

Dec 28, 2022 · Early 9 January 1972, the San Francisco tug BEAR put out to sea from the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the face of gale warnings, towing the 622-ft troop transport GEN. M. C. MEIGS, formerly in layup at the Olympia Reserve Fleet and en route to the remaining West Coast reserve fleet at Suisun Bay near San Fran.

The 7th member of the Gen'l John Pope Class of transports, the MC Meigs was a decorated WWII and Korean War Veteran, having served extensively as a troopship in both conflicts. She was placed...

USAT Meigs (sometimes incorrectly called USS Meigs) was a United States Army transport ship that was built in 1921 and sunk in Darwin Harbour in the first Japanese air raid against the Australia mainland on 19 February 1942.

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.