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U.S.S. General W.A. Mann

The General Mann was constructed by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry-dock Company and was launched on 18 July 1943 at the Kearney Yard in New Jersey. Mrs. Robert P. Patterson, wife of the Acting Secretary of War, christened the ship in honor of Major General William Abram Mann, United States Army. General Mann graduated from West Point in 1854. He was a veteran of the Sioux Indian War. He gained fame in the Spanish-American War and was awarded the Silver Star for valor in action against the Spanish forces in Cuba. He was the organizer and first commander of the famous 42nd Rainbow Division of World War 1. He died in 1934 and held his rank of Major General at the time of his death. Commander Paul S. Maquire, USNR took command of the ship on 16 November 1943. The U.S.S. General W.A. Mann (AP 112) was 622' 7" long, had a 75' 9" maximum beam, and a 20,270 ton maximum displacement. It was powered by two DeLaval 8,500 horsepower geared turbine main engines capable of producing a maximum speed of 21 knots. The peacetime troop capacity was 2,135 and the maximum wartime capacity was 6,800 troops. It had cabins available for 363 cabin-class passengers. The ship was decommissioned on 1 December 1966 and was eventually sold to a salvage company who sold it to the Taiwan government for scrap in May of 1987.

The U.S.S. General W.A. Mann (AP 112) was 622' 7" long, had a 75' 9" maximum beam, and a 20,270 ton maximum displacement. It was powered by two DeLaval 8,500 horsepower geared turbine main engines capable of producing a maximum speed of 21 knots. The peacetime troop capacity was 2,135 and the maximum wartime capacity was 6,800 troops. It had cabins available for 363 cabin-class passengers.

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