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Photo # NH 103229: Marine guards POWs on board USS General J. C. Breckinridge circa late December 1950.

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USS General J. C. Breckinridge (AP-176, later T-AP-176), 1945-1987 -- Activities and On Board Views


This page features activities and other views on board USS General J. C. Breckinridge (AP-176, later T-AP-176).

For other images concerning this ship, see:

  • USS General J. C. Breckinridge (AP-176, later T-AP-176), 1945-1987.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: 80-G-425452

    USS General J.C. Breckinridge (AP-176)


    A U.S. Marine guards two captured enemy soldiers on board the transport, probably while en route from Hungnam to Pusan, circa late December 1950.
    Note his M1 rifle (with safety in the "off" position), cartridge belt and other gear.
    This photograph was received by the Naval Photographic Center on 18 January 1951.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 116KB; 585 x 765 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-425454

    USS General J.C. Breckinridge (AP-176)


    Captain Fremont B. Eggers, USN, shows Major General David G. Barr the course to another port, during operations off Korea.
    MGen. Barr commanded the Seventh Infantry Division. The photo may have been taken during that unit's evacuation from Hungnam, North Korea, on about 21 December 1950.
    This photograph was received by the Naval Photographic Center on 18 January 1951.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 95KB; 740 x 610 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: NH 104022

    USS General J. C. Breckinridge
    (T-AP-176)

    Handling cargo while pierside.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph,
    from the Military Sealift Command collection.

    Online Image: 52KB; 590 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 104046

    USS General J. C. Breckinridge
    (T-AP-176)

    The ship's playroom for children, featuring a brightly colored mural with a toy auto race track at the bottom. Everything in the room, including the "scuttlebutt" (drinking fountain), was scaled for the convenience and comfort of children. Photographed on 18 May 1959, just after the ship completed a refurbishment.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command Collection at the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 59KB; 585 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 104047

    USS General J. C. Breckinridge
    (T-AP-176)

    Major General James Berkeley, Commander, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, is "piped over the side" on 22 May 1959, after inspecting the newly refurbished ship.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command Collection at the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 51KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 104048

    USS General J. C. Breckinridge
    (T-AP-176)

    Lieutenant Richard Rosenberg, USNR, pointing out new non-sag springs and foam rubber mattresses in the ship's troop quarters to, from left to right, Guy Harrell, Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of Passenger Operations for American President Lines (APL); McKenzie Porter, Administrative Assistant in charge of Freight Traffic for APL; and John Diggs, Vice President of Passenger Operations for APL, 22 May 1959. The ship had just completed a refurbishment.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command Collection at the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 104049

    USS General J. C. Breckinridge
    (T-AP-176)

    Vice Admiral Francis Denebrink, USN (Ret.), a former commander of MSTS, and the ship's commanding officer, Captain Roy Davenport, discussing the just-completed refurbishment of the ship, 22 May 1959. Vice Admiral Denebrink, at right, was then Special Assistant to the President of the States Steamship Company.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command Collection at the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 51KB; 585 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 104050

    USS General J. C. Breckinridge
    (T-AP-176)

    Chief Petty Officer shows one of the new foam mattresses installed in the ship's troop quarters during her recent refurbishment, circa May 1959.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command Collection at the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 74KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 104051

    USS General J. C. Breckinridge
    (T-AP-176)

    Chief Steward J. Hinton, USN, a 42-year Navy veteran, displaying the elaborate cake his department prepared for a party on the ship celebrating the 17th anniversary of the WAVES.
    The date 1 August 1959 is stamped on the original photo, which was released for publication on 6 August 1959.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command Collection at the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 63KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 104052

    USS General J. C. Breckinridge
    (T-AP-176)

    A group of teachers visiting the ship's pilot house, in a photograph backstamped 2 November 1962.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command Collection at the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 80KB; 740 x 605 pixels

     

    For other images concerning this ship, see:

  • USS General J. C. Breckinridge (AP-176, later T-AP-176), 1945-1987.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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