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USS Admiral H. T. Mayo (AP-125)
USAT General Nelson M. Walker
USNS General Nelson M. Walker (T-AP-125)

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - India - Xray - November
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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 (3) - Vietnam Service Medal (3)
Fourth Row - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Admiral W. S. Benson Class Transport:
  • Laid down, 21 February 1944, as Maritime Commission type (P2-SE2-R1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 683), at Bethlehem-Alameda Shipyard Inc., Alameda, CA.
  • Launched, 27 July 1944
  • Commissioned USS Admiral H. T. Mayo (AP-125), 31 January 1945, CAPT. Roger C. Heimer, USCG, in command
  • Decommissioned, 26 May 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for service with the US Army Transportation Service, (date unknown)
  • Commissioned USAT General Nelson M. Walker (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 9 June 1946
  • Reacquired by the US Navy, 1 March 1950
  • Assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) and placed in service as USNS General Nelson M. Walker (T-AP-125)
  • During the Korean War General Nelson M. Walker participated in the following campaigns:
    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
    1 to 4 May 1952
    21 to 22 August 1952
    7 October 1952
    14 to 15 November 1952     		Korean Summer-Fall 1953
    3 to 4 May 1953
    16 to 20 June 1953
    Third Korean Winter
    8-9 Feb 53
    19 March 1953
    24 to 26 March 1953     		.

  • Placed in inactive status under the command of MSTS Atlantic 16 February 1957
  • Placed out of service, 5 June 1958 and returned to the Maritime Commission
  • Laid up on the Hudson River, Jones Point, as part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Reacquired, by the Navy and placed in service, with the Military Sealift Command (MSC), 14 August 1965
  • During the Vietnam War General Nelson M. Walker participated in the following campaigns:
    Vietnam Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II .

  • Deactivated in early 1968 and placed in reserve at Caven Point Army Depot in New York harbor
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA., 16 April 1970
  • Struck from the Naval Vessel Register, 15 January 1981
  • Transferred to MARAD, 23 December 1994, for disposal
  • Final Disposition, scrapping contract awarded to All Star Metals, Brownsville, TX., 27 September 2004, removed from the James River National Defense Reserve Fleet, 4 January 2005 and scrapped
    Specifications:
    Displacement 9,676 t.(lt) 20,120 t.(fl)
    Length 608' 11"
    Beam 75' 6"
    Draft 26' 11"
    Speed 19 kts.
    Complement 618
    Troop Accommodations 5,200
    Cargo Capacity 100,000 cu. ft.
    Armament
    four single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    fourteen twin 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion turbo-electric, two propellers, 19,000shp
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    USS Admiral H. T. Mayo (AP-125)
    Admiral H.T. Mayo 59k Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo USN* and Congressman Thomas S. Butler (center) With a U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant (perhaps Lt. Fegan), on board Siboney (ID # 2999) with the 13th Regiment returning to the U.S. from France, 8 August 1919.
    US Navy photo # NH 52983 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, Courtesy of Major Fegan, USMC, 1928.    		 Bill Gonyo
    Admiral H.T. Mayo 74k A halftone reproduction of a photograph of Admiral H.T. Mayo (AP-125) circa 1945, probably in San Francisco Bay, CA. Copied from the book "Troopships of World War 11", By Roland W. Charles.
    US Navy photo # NH 104637 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 Robert Hurst
    Admiral H.T. Mayo 70k Admiral H.T. Mayo (AP-125) at anchor, 1945, location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Courtesy, Chuck Ulrich, coordinator/historian AP Transport Group
    Admiral H.T. Mayo 79k Admiral H.T. Mayo (AP-125) coming alongside Pier 15 at Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA. between September 1945 and January 1946 bringing servicemen home from the western Pacific. Many of her approximately 5,000 passengers are topsides watching her arrival. Note the two 5"/38 guns on her stern; she had two more forward.
    US Navy photo # NH 98759, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, donation of BM1 Robert G. Tippins, USN Ret., 2003.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    USAT General Nelson M. Walker
    Admiral H.T. Mayo 72k General Nelson M. Walker underway, circa 1947, location unknown.
    US Navy photo # NH 57742    		 US Naval Historical Center
    General Nelson M Walker 33k General Nelson M. Walker, date and location unknown. Military Sea Transportation Service Society
    General Nelson M Walker 51k General Nelson M. Walker, date and location unknown. Keith Fannon
    USNS General Nelson M. Walker (T-AP-125)
    General Nelson M Walker 48k General Nelson M. Walker (T-AP-125) in San Francisco Bay, 9 January 1953 with an Army tug alongside.
    US Navy photo # NH 103683 from the Military Sealift Command collection at the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    General Nelson M Walker 47k General Nelson M. Walker (T-AP-125) entering San Francisco Bay, 23 August 1953 after passing under the Golden Gate Bridge. She is transporting repatriated prisoners of war back from Korea.
    US Navy photo # NH 103686 by PH3 W.F. Stevens, USN, from the Military Sealift Command collection at the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    General Nelson M Walker 80k General Nelson M. Walker (T-AP-125) underway circa the 1950s, probably in the San Francisco Bay area. Note the numerous passengers on deck
    US Navy photo # NH 103684, from the Military Sealift Command collection at the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    General Nelson M Walker 69k General Nelson M. Walker (T-AP-125) underway during the 1950s.
    US Navy photo # NH 103685, from the Military Sealift Command collection at the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    General Nelson M Walker 66k General Nelson M. Walker (T-AP-125) being assisted alongside a pier by the tug Cynthia Moran. The photograph, taken by the Moran Towing and Transportation Co., Inc., of New York City, is back stamped 12 July 1958.
    US Navy photo # NH 103688, from the Military Sealift Command collection at the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    General Nelson M Walker 33k General Nelson M. Walker (T-AP-125) preparing to disembark troops at Vung Tao Anchorage, Vietnam, 16 April 1967. In the left background a floating crane is offloading LCU landing craft and other items from a cargo ship.
    US Navy photo # NH 103687 by PH1 J.T. Luscan USN, from the Military Sealift Command collection at the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
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    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    *Henry Thomas Mayo was born in Burlington, Vt., 8 December 1856. Upon graduation from the Naval Academy in 1876 he experienced a variety of naval duties including coastal survey. During the Spanish-American War he served in Bennington off the west coast of North America. Appointed rear admiral in 1913, he commanded the naval squadron involved in the Tampico incident of 9 April 1914. His demands for vindication of national honor further accentuated the tense relations with Mexico. Promoted to vice admiral in June 1915, as the new Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, he received the rank of admiral 19 June 1916. For his organization and support of the wartime U.S. Naval Forces both in American and European waters, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and various foreign decorations. He evidenced foresight in urging the postwar development of fleet aviation. Admiral Mayo retired 28 February 1921 and for 4 years served as Governor of the Philadelphia Naval Home. He retained his commission as an admiral by a 1930 Act of Congress. He died at Portsmouth, N.H., 23 February 1937.