GENERAL  E. T. COLLINS

AP  147  

 

BUILT:  1944  BEAM:   71'-6" DRAFT: 24'   
LENGTH:  522'-10"  CARGO [cu ft]: 36,480    PASS [troop ship]: 3,155 
PROPULSION: Turbine  RADIUS [miles]: 15,000   TONS: 13,000  
TYPE: C4  SPEED [knots]: 17   DEPENDENTS TO JAPAN: Yes

Named in honor of Maj Gen Edgar T. Collins, Class of 1897, USMA who served in the Spanish-American War and with the AEF in WW I.  Known to have made a trip to Yokohama Oct 1945, and another in April 1946.

Ref:  http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22147.htm 

 

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