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THE USS GENERAL WILLIAM MITCHELL, T-AP 114,
operated by the Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service
as a troop and dependent carrier, was built at Kearny,
N. J. in 1943, and is named in honor of Brig. Gen. William
(Billy) Mitchell, America's colorful and prophetic advo-
cate of military air power. A P-2 type ship, the Mitchell
is 623 feet long, 76 feet wide; has a weight of 17,833
gross tons and a cruising speed of 19 knots.
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