Reproduced from tfti'UnCfassifled l DeclasSiffed Hofdlngs of the National Archives . - Serial UStl #150 THIBD l'JAV~t\L DISTRICT FGR: 1~1.AP :.CCC OFFICl! OF PORT DIRECTOR 30 November 1944 17 Battery Place ?Iew York 4; lI.Y. • SECRET CU49 From.: Port Director, THmD Naval District To: Nmv YORK SECTION . 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Vessel Design Type.xls AB 1 Design Type Number of Vessels 2 3 C1 A 1 4 C2 S A1 2 5 C2 S AJ1 3 6 C2 S B1 R 1 7 C2 S E1 1 8 C3 E 1 9 C3 S A1 1 10 C3 S A3 3 11 C4 S B2 1 12 Private 8 13 T2 SE A1 13 14 T3 S A1 2 15 37 16 17 mck 7-12-13 U.S.S. Lejeune.xls AB 1 Ship Name U.S.S. Lejeune ( AP74 ) 2 Owner or Operator U.S. Navy 3 Nation US 4 Home Port Unknown 5 Code Letters Flag Sign NYTF 6 Sortie Recognition Signal AHY 7 Ship Builder Blohm & Voss 8 Built At Hamburg, DE 9 Total Construction Days Unknown 10 Cost of Vessel ( USD ) Unknown 11 Engine Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding 12 Headquarters Quincy, MA Turbine with three boilers. Twin screw and 13,500 SHP. Five ship's service generators. Fuel capacity is 13 Engine Type 17,100 barrels of fuel oil and 2,625 barrels of diesel. 14 Delivered 1936 15 Gross Register Tonnage 16,662 ( Lloyd's ) 16 Length ( feet.inches ) 547.8 ( Lloyd's ) 17 Breadth ( feet.inches ) 72.5 ( Lloyd's ) 18 Depth ( feet.inches ) 31.5 ( Lloyd's ) 19 Manifest Troops. 20 Sailing Destination Southampton 21 Final Destination Southampton, County Hampshire, England, UK 22 Destination Grouping English Channel 23 Speed Rating 17.5 Knots 24 Deepest Draft ( feet.inches ) on Arrival Limiting draft is 26. Laurence Edward Kelly, U.S.N. # 10928 ( 1894 - 1977 25 Captain ) ( U.S.N.A. - March 29, 1917 # 167 / 183. (116) ) U.S.S. Lejeune.xls AB 26 Position Pennant Number 61 to 111 to 81 27 Height of Main Truss ( feet ) Unknown 28 Gyrocompass and Radar Yes One 5" / 38 cal. double purpose, four 3" / 50 cal. double purpose, four twin mounted 40 mm 29 Guns antiaircraft and thirteen 20 mm antiaircraft. 30 Convoy Lights Unknown 31 32 mck June 24, 2016 Operated by the Deutsche Afrika-Linien ( Woermann- Linie / Deutsche Ost-Afrika-Linie ) as the German cargo liner T.S. Windhuk of Hamburg. As built, she could carry 152 first class and 338 tourist passengers with a crew of 263. It was likely usable capacity was slightly higher during peak demand. On November 16, 1939, she departed Lobito, Portuguese West Africa in a futile attempt to reach Germany having been “ marooned “ in port for 79 days because of the outbreak of war. With the German Panzer Schiff ( pocket battleship ) Admiral Graf Spee wrecking havoc in the South Atlantic Ocean as a raider, she too became a hunted quarry by the Royal Navy’s Force H from Cape Town, South Africa. The composition of this group included the heavy cruisers H.M.S. Shropshire ( 83 ) and H.M.S. Sussex ( 96 ). In an attempt to evade detection, she masqueraded as the Japanese Osaka Shosen Kaisha liner " SANTOS MARU ", who, frequented the region. - By moving West by South, away from Germany, this would prove to be a successful tactic as the ship and crew took refuge at neutral Santos - Sao Paula, Brazil on December 7, 1939. Interned on January 3, 1940, she was later confiscated by Brazilian authorities. Before being removed in January of 1942, the former crew heavily sabotaged and damaged the ship's machinery. Purchased from Companhia de Navegacao Lloyd Brasileiro, a Brazilian government controlled company, for $ 4,000,000.00 and towed to Rio de Janeiro, temporary repairs ( $ 654,000.00, engines excluded. ) were effected and the ship was ferried to Norfolk, Virginia by May 27, 1943. Upon a complete refit as a troop transport with a capacity of 4,666, the U.S.S. Lejeune was commissioned into FULL service on April 15, 1944. Dated December 31, 1944, the muster roll showed 47 officers and 496 navy personnel on board. (108) ( Captain Laurence Edward Kelly, commander of the U.S.S. Lejeune. ) mck June 25, 2016 (119) ( Used with permission, the above image ( # 45163899 ) of the Deutsche Afrika-Linien was taken on May 23, 2005 by Brian McMorrow of the United Arab Emirates and downloaded from his account at pbase.com. Thank-you ! mck June 21, 2016 (118) ( Produced by Embalit of Germany, this nostalgic art merchandising “ metal “ 4 x 5.625 inch “ postcard “ of the Deutsche Ost-Afrika-Linie was purchased by the author from Andre Hesselbarth @ Schilderwelten.de via item # 371041845070 on June 8, 2016 for $ 13.88 U.S.D. Thank-you ! ) mck June 19, 2016 (120) ( This public domain photograph of the T.S. Windhuk is from Wikimedia Commons. The author is unknown and the copyright has expired. The source is the noted German maritime historian and librarian, Arnold Kludas. Thank-you ! ) mck June 19, 2016 “ A Windhuk Journey to South Africa “ (121) ( The original vintage poster was designed by Henning Koeke ( 1909 – 1998 ) in 1937. Depicting luxurious travel aboard the T.S. Windhuk, it represents pre war prosperity for the German people. Produced by an unknown group, this 4 x 6 inch paper post card was purchased by the author from Bob Mitchell @ “ DevaBob “ via item # 130391647 on June 8, 2016 for $ 3.78 U.S.D. It is possible the image is from the Cauer Collection in Germany and obtained by the Bridgeman Art Library. ) mck June 21, 2016 H.M.S. Patroller.xls AB 1 Ship Name H.M.S. Patroller D07 2 Owner or Operator Royal Navy 3 Nation UK 4 Home Port Greenock, Scotland ? 5 Code Letters Flag Sign MWTJ 6 Sortie Recognition Signal AIM 7 U.S.M.C.