GENERAL   J. H. McRAE

AP  149 

 

BUILT:  1944  BEAM:  71'-6"  DRAFT:  24' 
LENGTH:  522'-10"   CARGO [cu ft]:  32,480   PASS [troop ship]:  3054  
PROPULSION: Turbine   RADIUS [miles]: 15,000 TONS:  13,000
TYPE:   C4 SPEED [knots]:  17 DEPENDENTS / JAPAN:  ?

Named in honor of Major General James Henry McRae, USMA 1886, who served in various campaigns of the Spanish-American War (in Cuba and the Philippines) and in the St. Mihiel and Argonne operations of WW I. 

Ref:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_General_J._H._McRae_%28AP-149%29  

 

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