[Eric in the Ozarks]

The MSTS ships I sailed on were:
General Edwin D. Patrick
General George M. Randall
General Mason M. Patrick
General W. O. Darby
General W. A. Mann.
At 11 knots, the Pacific crossings took two weeks. The ships carried troops on the bow and fantail areas and military dependents (including me) in five decks in the midsection. Officers were American civilians and crew were mostly from the Philippines or Guam.

[stuartcr]

The first SURTASS ships were monohulls, about 240’ with a beam of 40’ or so and a round bottom. 120 days straight in seastate 4-6 at 2kts, is probably the worst seagoing job on the planet.