USS Susan B. Anthony, a 8,195-ton transport, was built at Camden, New Jersey, in 1930 as the commercial passenger liner Santa Clara. She was employed as a civilian-manned troop carrier during the early part of U.S. participation in World War II and, in August 1942, was acquired by the Navy and renamed. Commissioned in September, during the final two months of 1942 and the first half of 1943 she participated in the invasion of Morocco and the subsequent buildup of Allied forces in North Africa. In July 1943, during the Sicily invasion, Susan B. Anthony landed men and materiel near Scoglitti, subsequently fighting off enemy air attacks. She then returned to trans-Atlantic trooping service, mainly taking her passengers to the British Isles in preparation for the forthcoming invasion of northern France. In the morning of 7 June 1944, a day after the first landings at Normandy, Susan B. Anthony struck a German mine while approaching "Omaha" Beach to land reinforcements. After an unsuccessful effort to contain flooding, she was abandoned and, within a few hours, sank. No lives were lost in her sinking.
This page features all the views we have related to USS Susan B. Anthony (AP-72).
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Photo #: 80-G-215100 USS Susan B. Anthony (AP-72) At Oran, Algeria, on 5 July 1943, just before departing for the invasion of Sicily. Photographed from USS Ancon (AGC-4). Note personnel boat passing by in the foreground. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 600 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-31472 North African Invasion, November 1942 Allied convoy en route to Morocco during the North African campaign, circa November 1942. The large transports at left appear to be USS Susan B. Anthony (AP-72), at far left) and USS George Clymer (AP-57), about ¼ in from the left. If so, this is probably the Morocco invasion convoy at sea during 23 October - 7 November 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 103KB; 740 x 625 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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In addition to the images presented above, the National Archives appears to hold other views of USS Susan B. Anthony (AP-72). The following list features some of these images:
The images listed below are NOT in
the Naval Historical Center's collections.
DO NOT try to obtain them using the procedures described in our
page "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions".
USS Susan B. Anthony (AP-72) in harbor, circa 1943. Port bow surface view, showing the ship underway at low speed. The view appears to have been retouched by wartime censors to remove the radar antenna atop her mainmast. USS Susan B. Anthony (AP-72) underway off Massachusetts, 6 December 1943. Photographed from an aircraft based at NAS South Weymouth. Starboard broadside aerial view. USS Susan B. Anthony (AP-72) underway off the U.S. East Coast, 25 March 1944. Photographed from a blimp of squadron ZP-11. Port broadside aerial view, taken from somewhat aft of amidships. USS Susan B. Anthony (AP-72) underway off the U.S. East Coast, 1 May 1944. Photographed from a blimp of squadron ZP-11. Port broadside aerial view. As 80-G-233798, but port broadside aerial view, taken from somewhat forward of amidships.
Reproductions of these images should be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system for pictures not held by the Naval Historical Center. The images listed in this box are NOT in the Naval Historical Center's collections. DO NOT try to obtain them using the procedures described in our page "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions". |
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Page made 11 January 2004