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USNS General William Weigel (T-AP-119)
ex
 USAT General William Weigel (1946 - 1950)
 USS General William Weigel (AP-119) (1945 - 1946)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Kilo - Mike - Delta
 NKMD

USS General William Weigel (AP-119) was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons




Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (7) - Vietnam Service Medal (1)
Fourth Row - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
General John Pope Class Transport:
  • Laid down, 14 March 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (P2-S2-R2) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 677) at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched, 3 September 1944
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 4 January 1945
  • Commissioned USS General William Weigel (AP-119), 6 January 1945, at Bayonne, N.J., CAPT. Thomas Y. Awalt, USCG, in command.
  • Decommissioned, 10 May 1946 and Struck from the Naval Register, at New York, N.Y.
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission for assignment to the US Army Transportation Service, renamed USAT General William Weigel
  • Re-acquired by the US Navy, 20 July 1950 and placed in service with the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General William Weigel (T-AP-119) 1 August 1950
  • During the Korean War USNS General William Weigel (T-AP-119) participated in the following campaigns:
    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    North Korean Aggression
    24 September to 1 November 1950     		Second Korean Winter
    2 January 1952
    20 February 1952
    10-11 April 1952
    Communist China Aggression
    11 to 13 November 1950     		Korean Defensive Summer-Fall 1952
    3 June 1952
    29 July 1952
    Communist China Spring Offensive
    6 to 8 July 1951     		Third Korean Winter
    5 to 6 December 1952 27 to 28 January 1953
    US Summer-Fall Offensive 30 to 31 August 1951 .

  • Placed out of service and returned to the Maritime Commission, 12 June 1958, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Olympia, WA.
  • Reacquired, 18 August 1965, and placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC)
  • During the Vietnam War USNS General William Weigel (T-AP-119) transported US troops to and from the war zone
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 31 March 1986
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 10 April 1987, by the Maritime Administration, for $1,005,050, scrapped in Taiwan in 1987
  • USNS General William Weigel received seven battle stars for Korean conflict service and one campaign star for Vietnam War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 11,450 t.(lt) 20,175 t.(fl)
    Length 622' 7"
    Beam 75' 6"
    Draft 25' 6"
    Speed 20.6 kts.
    Complement 533
    Troop Accommodations 4,244
    Armament
    four single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts
    four quad 1.1" AA gun mounts, replaced with twenty single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion steam turbines, twin shafts, 17,000hp
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    Namesake

    William Weigel born in New Brunswick, N.J., 25 August 1863, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1887. After fighting in the Indian Wars as a junior officer, he took part in the Cuban campaign during the Spanish-American War and was active in the Philippine Insurrection. As a division commander during World War; I, he commanded troops in the Aisne-Marne offensive and the Meuse-Argonne campaign. Following the war he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, and served as Chief of Staff, Department of the East. Weigel later was a divisional commander and in 1&27 headed the Philippine Department. He retired as a Major General 25 August 1927 and filled various civic and patriotic posts until his death in New York 4 March 1936.
    Gen. R.L. Bullard & Col. Wm Weigel
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    @copy Allied Photographers, San Francisco, CA.    		 Jack W. Windsor
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    US Navy photo.    		 Photo from the collection of Capt William Strain USNR Ret USNS General William Weigel. Submitted by his son-in-law Capt Joe Baker USN Ret.
    General William Weigel 103k Navy replacements disembark from USNS General William Weigel (T-AP-119) at Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan, after a voyage from the United States, 11 June 1951. These men are (from left to right): DC1 John R Stamper; AD3 Lee T Feemster, Jr; and AA Walter L Brown.
    US National Archives photo # 80-G-429655, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 US Naval Historical Center
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    DANFS history entry located at the Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office - General William Weigel (AP-119)
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