Cruiser and Transport Force

The Cruiser and Transport Service was a unit of the United States Navy's Atlantic Fleet during World War I that was responsible for transporting American men and materiel to France.

Composition

On 1 July 1918, the Cruiser and Transport Force was composed of the following ships:^[1]

Organization Cruiser And Transport Force United States Atlantic Fleet 1 July 1918 Rear Admiral Albert Cleaves Commander

Cruiser Force

Squadron One

Cruiser Force, Squadron One, was under the command of Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves

Division One Seattle, flagship North Carolina Montana Huntington

Division Two South Dakota Pueblo Frederick San Diego

Division Three Columbia Minneapolis DeKalb Von Steuben

Special Duty Niagara Dubuque

Squadron Two

Cruiser Force, Squadron Two, was under the command of Rear Admiral Marbury Johnston

Division Four Cruiser Force, Squadron Two, Division Four, was commanded by Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones edit] French Navy warships French cruisers operating with Cruiser Force under the command of French Rear Admiral M. G. Grout Gloire, flagship Marseillaise edit] Transport Force New York Division Transport Force, New York Division, was under the command of Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves Agamemnon America Calamares Finland George Washington Great Northern Hancock Harrisburg Henderson Kroonland Lenape Leviathan Louisville Henry R. Mallory Manchuria Matsonia Maui Mongolia Mount Vernon Northern Pacific Orizaba Plattsburg President Grant Princess Matoika Rijndam Siboney edit] Newport News Division Transport Force, Newport News Division, was under the command of Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones Aeolus Antigone Huron Madawaska Martha Washington Mercury Pastores Pocahontas Powhatan Susquehanna Tenadores Zeelandia Foreign vessels Foreign vessels operating with the Transport Force Newport News Division edit] Notes ^ Gleaves, p. 240. (Page 240 shows the date as "July 1, 1916", but is wrong. See p. 102 for a description of the appendices with the correct date of July 1, 1918, listed.) ^ a b c Though belonging to the Russian American Line, the ship was under British charter. Also in this category was HMT Dwinsk which had been sunk on 18 June 1918. References Gleaves, Albert (1921). A History of the Transport Service: Adventures and Experiences of United States Transports and Cruisers in the World War. New York: George H. Doran Company. OCLC 976757. http://books.google.com/books?id=_7lDrNswDnoC.  Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Sabaot Land Defence Force Monmouth Beach School District Look at other dictionaries: Cruiser Voloplane — In diesem Artikel oder Abschnitt fehlen folgende wichtige Informationen: Andere Konzepte zum Starten und Landen von Flugzeugen (VTOL, STOL, STOVL) Untertypen von Flugzeugträgern: Leichter Flugzeugträger, Geleitflugzeugträger, Flugdeckkreuzer,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia Cruiser Volplane — In diesem Artikel oder Abschnitt fehlen folgende wichtige Informationen: Andere Konzepte zum Starten und Landen von Flugzeugen (VTOL, STOL, STOVL) Untertypen von Flugzeugträgern: Leichter Flugzeugträger, Geleitflugzeugträger, Flugdeckkreuzer,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia German cruiser Deutschland — For other ships of the same name, see Deutschland (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia Cactus Air Force — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Cactus Air Force caption=Cactus Air Force aircraft crowd Henderson Field, Guadalcanal in October, 1942 dates= August 20, 1942 ndash; April, 1943 country= United States, New Zealand allegiance= Allies of World War… …   Wikipedia Colombian Air Force — Coat of arms of the Colombian Air Force Founded December 31, 1919 Country …   Wikipedia Search and rescue — For other uses, see Search and rescue (disambiguation) Search and rescue A Canadian Forces CH 149 Cormorant helicopter hoists a man from a Canadian Coast Guard cutter Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who… …   Wikipedia Spartan Cruiser — infobox Aircraft name = Cruiser type = Light Transport manufacturer = Spartan Aircraft Limited caption = designer = first flight = 1932 introduced = 1933 retired = produced = number built = 16 status = unit cost = primary user = more users =… …   Wikipedia Colours, standards and guidons — In the age of line tactics, the unit colour was an important rallying point for the troop. In military organizations, the practice of carrying colours, standards or Guidons, both to act as a rallying point for troops and to mark the location of… …   Wikipedia India and weapons of mass destruction — India Nuclear program start date 1967 First nuclear weapon test 18 May 1974 (Smiling Buddha) …   Wikipedia Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo partof=the Pacific Theater of World War II caption=United States Marines wade ashore on Tulagi Island on August 7, 1942. date=August 7 – August 9, 1942 place=Tulagi and… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2025 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”