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General John Pope, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Solano County, CA

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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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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
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Date

1969 - 1980
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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
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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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

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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