GENERAL  HENRY W. BUTNER

AP   113

 

BUILT:   BEAM:   DRAFT:  
LENGTH:  623' (?)  CARGO [cu ft]:      PASS [troop ship]:   
PROPULSION: Turbine   RADIUS [miles]:   TONS:  18,000 (?)  
TYPE:   SPEED [knots]:  11 (?)  DEPENDENTS TO JAPAN: Yes

Named in honor of  Maj Gen Henry W Butner, USMA Class 1898, who served in the Spanish American War and the AEF in World War I.  She was decommissioned 1960. Sold 11/1/76. 

Ref:  http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22113.htm 

 

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Photo courtesy of  Robert Hanson

 

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Above photo "taken" by Verne O. Williams, and presented to the web site by Jack Jungroth

 

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Above 2 photo's courtesy of Jack Jungroth

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