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Lost to enemy action, 15 April 1942

USAT General John McE. Hyde

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Defense Medal
Transport:
  • Laid, 18 July 1921, as the steamer General John McE. Hyde by Charles Ward Engineering Works, Charleston, W. Va., for the US War Department
  • Launched, 1 March 1922
  • Named in honor of Brig General John McE. Hyde(1 Nov. 1841-25 Oct. 1915) born in New York City. Joining the NY volunteers as a private in 1861, Hyde served in the 71st and 39th NY Regiments, from Bull Run to Appomattox, finishing the war as a brevet Lt. Colonel. Appointed the the regular Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1867, retiring as a Brigadier General in July 1904. During his regular Army career, he served as Quartermaster at Boston, Nagasaki during the Boxer Rebellion, and Illoilo in the Philippines. He died in Brookline, Massachusetts, 25 October 1916.
  • Delivered, 1 November 1922, to the US Army Quartermasters Corp.
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps at New London, CT.
  • Placed in storage at Brooklyn, N.Y., date unknown
  • USAT General John McE. Hyde was reactived to provide transportation service at Manila Bay under administrative command of the US Army Coastal Artillery Corps.
  • At the start of World War II USAT General John McE. Hyde was serving in the Philippines and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Philippines Islands Operation, 8 December 1941 - 15 April 1942

  • Final Disposition, sunk by Japanese artillery at Corregidor, 15 April 1942
    Specifications:
    Displacement 539 t.
    Length 144'
    Beam 28'
    Draft 9'
    Speed 16 mph
    Complement
    Officers unknown
    Enlisted, unknown
    Cargo Capacity unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Propulsion
    one steam engine
    two Ward WT boilers
    single shaft, 1,050ihp
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    General Frank M. Coxe
    301303817    		 279k USAT General Frank M. Coxe and USAT General John McE Hyde moored at Cincinnati during their delivery voyage.
    Photo from "Cincinnati Inquirer", 18 February 1923.     		David Wright
    General John McE Hyde
    301303901    		 195k USAT General John McE Hyde underway during her delivery voyage passing Huntington, W.VA., 28 January 1923. David Wright
    General John McE Hyde
    301303902    		 85k USAT General John McE Hyde moored pierside, date and location unknown. David Wright
    USAT General John McE. Hyde
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