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]
Cruiser Force
Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves Commander
Squadron One
Cruiser Force, Squadron One, was under the command of Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves
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Division One
Seattle , flagship
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Huntington
Division Two
Division Three
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Special Duty
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Squadron Two
Cruiser Force, Squadron Two, was under the command of Rear Admiral Marbury Johnston
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Division Four
Cruiser Force, Squadron Two, Division Four, was commanded by Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones
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Rochester
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Division Five
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Denver
Galveston
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Des Moines
Division Six
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French Navy warships
File:Dupetit Thouars-Marius Bar.jpg The Dupetit-Thouars
French cruisers of the Naval Division of the Atlantic operating with Cruiser Force under the command of French Rear Admiral Marie Gaston Grout [ 2]
Transport Force
New York Division
Transport Force, New York Division, was under the command of Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves
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Agamemnon
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Harrisburg
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Louisville
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Mount Vernon
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Plattsburg
President Grant
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Newport News Division
Transport Force, Newport News Division, was under the command of Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones
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Madawaska
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Foreign vessels
Foreign vessels operating with the Transport Force
Newport News Division
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HMT Czar (British)[ 3]
HMT Czaritza (British)[ 3]
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Notes
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↑ 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.)
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↑ a b c Though belonging to the Russian American Line, the ship was under British charter . Also in this category was Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". which had been sunk on 18 June 1918.
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