Front:
GEN SIMON B
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U.S. NAVAL SHIP GENERAL SIMON B. BUCKNER
BOERSIG
Back:
USNS GENERAL SIMON B.
BUCKNER, first of the P-2
troop transports, was built
in Alameda, Calif., in 1944-
45. She is 609 feet long, 76
feet wide, can cruise at 20
knots and has two turbo-
electric engines, each of
which generates 10,000 horse-
power. Complete facilities for troop recrea-
tion are available on board. Equipped with
modern safety and life-saving gear, the ship
is part of the fleet of transports and cargo
vessels operated by the Military Sea Trans-
portation Service, Department of the Navy.
DEPARTMENT
OF THE NAVY
MILITARY
MSTS
MIRINDATION
SERVICE
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