[capitan_refugio]

I hunted for a picture, but could not find one. I'll check an older Janes Fighting Ships to see if I can identify at least the class of transport the General Patch was in.

In the Korean and Vietnam Wars there was no submarine threat, so the days of packing 10,000 soldiers/marines onto a stripped down ocean liner were over. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I recall the sister ship of the Titanic was sunk as a hospital ship during WWI (Brittanic?). I think another sister ship was used as a fast troopship (Olympic?).

[U S Army EOD]

True, but it was well known that the Britanic was also carrying munitions and war supplies and lost her status.

My family went to Germany in 1949 on the General Sturgess but was supposed to go on the General Blue. The Blue had boiler problems so they switched us over to the Sturgess. Although I was only five years old, I still remember a lot of the trip on the ship and the train ride from Bremahaven to Garmish. Since their were no quarters for Americans at that time, we were forced against our will to stay in one of the big resort hotels in Garmish for a while. What torture it was.

[U S Army EOD]

PS: In 1977 when I got out of the Army in Germany, I went to England and bought a 36 foot sailboat that I sailed back to the States in the winter time. I learned from that experience that it is not a good idea to cross the North Atlantic in the winter time in a 36 ft sailboat.

But it sure was fun when I turned in my travel voucher at Fort Gordon, GA, POV from Frankfurt, Germany to Lincolnton, GA.