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USNS General C. G. Morton (T-AP-138)
ex
 USAT General C. G. Morton (1946 - 1950)
 USS General C. G. Morton (AP-138) (1944 - 1946)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Charlie - Xray
 NJCX
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal
Second Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Korean Service Medal (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

USS General C. G. Morton (AP-138) transferred to the US Army following WWII, reacquired by US Navy Military Sea Transportation Service
General G. O. Squier Class Transport
  • Laid down, date unknown, as a Maritime Commission type (C4-S-A1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 661) at Kaiser Shipbuilding Corp, Yard No. 3, Richmond, CA.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 18 May 1944
  • Commissioned USS General C. G. Morton (AP-138), 7 July 1944, CDR. Stephen Ketcham Hall in command
  • During World War II USS General C. G. Morton transported passengers in both the Asiatic-Pacific and the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theaters of Operation
  • Decommissioned, March 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to the US Army Transportation Service (USATS) in May 1946
  • Commissioned USAT General C. G. Morton
  • Reacquired by the Navy, 1 March 1950
  • Assigned to the Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS) as USNS General C.B. Morton (T-AP-138)
  • During the Korean War General C. G. Morton (T-AP-138) participated in the following campaigns:
    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    North Korean Aggression
    1 to 2 August 1950
    8 October 1952    		 Communist China Aggression
    21 to 28 December 1950
    First UN Counter Offensive
    10 to 11 February 1951    		  

  • Struck from the Naval Register, 29 May 1958, and transferred to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
  • Sold to Central Gulf Lines, 14 April 1967 (MARAD Exchange Program
  • Renamed SS Green Wave in May 1967
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 19 March 1980, to Sing Cheng Yuag Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Taiwan
  • USS General C. G. Morton received three battle stars for Korean War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 9,950 t.(lt) 17,250 t.(fl)
    Length 522' 10"
    Beam 71' 6"
    Draft 26' 6" (limiting)
    Speed 16.5 kts. (trial)
    Complement
    Officers 37
    Enlisted 457
    Troop Accommodations
    Officers 371
    Enlisted 4,395
    Cargo Capacity 70,000 Cu ft (non-refrigerated), 1,900 t.
    Armament
    four single 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mounts
    four twin 1.1" gun mounts (replaced by two twin 40mm AA gun mounts)
    fifteen twin 20mm AA gun mounts
    Fuel Capacity NSFO 13,000 bbls
    Propulsion
    one Westinghouse geared turbine
    two Babcock and Wilcox header-type boilers, 465psi 765°
    double Westinghouse Main Reduction Gear
    three 400Kw 240V D.C. Ship's Service Generators
    single propeller, 9,000shp
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    Namesake

    Major General Charles Gould Morton commanded the Hawaiian Department from 1919-1921. He was the son of Brigadier General Charles Morton. He attended the US Military Academy in 1879, obtaining his commission in 1883. For most of the first 23 years of his career, he served with the 6th Infantry Regiment, seeing action in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War, including a brief stint with the 1st Maine Volunteer Infantry. For most of the next six years Morton served in various Inspector General capacities before becoming an instructor with the Massachusetts National Guard in 1912. From there Morton commanded the 5th Infantry Regiment from 1913-16 and then assumed duties as Commander of US troops in Panama. He was not there long before becoming Commanding General of the 10th Division, defending the Texas border from 1916-17. Morton then commanded the 29th Division as part of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. General Morton served with the War Department General Staff before concluding his career as Commanding General of IX Corps. He retired in 1925, and among his awards was the Distinguished Service Medal. He died in 1933.
    Text from the U.S. Army Pacific
    Image from "Soldiers All; Portraits and Sketches of the Men of the A. E. F. (1920)"    		 Bill Gonyo
    General C G Morton 37k USS General C.G. Morton (AP-138) passing under the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, date unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Military Sea Transportation Service Society web site
    General C G Morton 1369k USS General C.G. Morton (AP-138) packed with returning servicemen from the Pacific Theater during a Magic Carpet voyage, circa March 1946.
    US Navy photo by LT. Johnston , Lighter-than-Air Airship Squadron (ZP 31), NAS Santa Ana, CA.    		 David Buell
    Commercial Service
    General C G Morton 61k Ex-USS General C.G. Morton (AP-138) in commercial service as the Central Gulf Lines SS Green Wave at Bremerhaven, Germany, November 1976. Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus
    USS General C G Morton (AP-138)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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