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]
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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Squadron Two
Cruiser Force, Squadron Two, was under the command of Rear Admiral Marbury Johnston
Cruiser Force, Squadron Two, Division Four, was commanded by Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones
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French cruisers of the Naval Division of the Atlantic operating with Cruiser Force under the command of French Rear Admiral Marie Gaston Grout[2]
- Gloire, flagship
- Marseillaise
- Du Petit-Thouars (sunk by SM U-62, 7 August 1918)
Transport Force
New York Division
Transport Force, New York Division, was under the command of Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves
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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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Foreign vessels
Foreign vessels operating with the Transport Force Newport News Division
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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.)
- ^ "Marie Gaston GROUT (1863 - 1947)". École Navale (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2016..
- ^ 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.
