General John Pope, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Solano County, CA
Summary
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Significance: At the time of the documentation, the General John Pope was the sole remaining ship afloat in the P2-S2-R2 class and was notable for its longevity as a troopship that participated in World War II as well as the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Survey number: HAER CA-343
Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1950 Subsequent Work
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Tags
ships
war world war ii
war korean war
war vietnam conflict
maritime
transportation
military organizations
steam turbines
benicia
general
pope
general john pope
suisun
reserve
fleet
suisun bay reserve fleet
solano
solano county
california
justine christianson
todd croteau
federal shipbuilding and dry dock company
historic american engineering record
erhard koehler
military sea transportation service
john pope
us maritime administration
us maritime commission
us navy
photo
navy
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
U.S. Maritime Commission
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
U.S. Maritime Administration
Pope, John
U.S. Navy
Military Sea Transportation Service
Croteau, Todd, project manager
U.S. Maritime Administration, sponsor
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Koehler, Erhard, sponsor
Location
benicia
,
38.04937, -122.15858
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html