US Corporations' September 30th fiscal payment deadline Sep 30, 2023 USA Each year around that time, as the payment deadline approaches, we see all sorts of maneuvers. Chompff, RNN) and HrMs Kortenaer (Lt.Cdr. Course was immediately altered to 320 degrees to try to evade but these cruisers were also seen to turn towards. In return the Japanese sank a Dutch destroyer and damaged the Dutch cruiser Tromp heavily. It would mean a break in the monotony, but it could just as well be certain death. He was a navy man in WW2. Suddenly the area exploded into a cloud of debris. By bleeding the hydraulic lines and yoking the rudder gears with chains Goggins and the damage control parties were able to lock the rudder amidships. Marblehead's rudder jammed full aport, sending the cruiser into a tight 22-knot circle. These Motor Torpedo Boats proceeded through Strait Bali and anchored in three bay's on the Java side to refuel which took the whole day. 1 Mar 1942 : At the Battle of the Java Sea, slightly damaged cruiser HMS Exeter, destroyer HMS Encounter, and destroyer USS Pope at 0850 hours. Two Japanese bombs had penetrated the main deck, one detonating 15 feet aft of the wardroom and the other wrecking the after steering house. P.B.M van Straelen, RNN), escorted by the Dutch destroyers HrMs Piet Hein (Lt.Cdr. At about 0750 hours the lookout in the crow's nest on board HMS Exeter reported sighting two ships nearly right ahead. Two throttlemen are assigned to each throttle during battle, at about ten or fifteen minute intervals, we would take turns going to the hatch leading to the main deck, undog it, and gulp in a few breaths of fresh air, while glancing at the action that was taking place above decks. gun mounted on the fantail, we had four 50 caliber machine guns mounted on the galley (gun) deck, one four inch gun on the fore deck, two four inch guns on the galley deck, and one on the after deck house. USS POPE (DE-134) Crew Links. Her 30 or so seriously wounded, including Goggins, were taken by train to the Dutch Petrinella hospital at Jogjakarta. We were assigned to patrol the minefields outside the entrance to the harbor of Surbaja. They would attempt a repeat night ambush of the Japanese at Balikpapan, Borneo, as the US destroyers had successfully done in January. van Beusekom, RNN), HrMs TM-10 (S.Lt. On January 24, 1942 in the early morning during the Battle of Balikpapan four destroyers USS Pope (DD-225), USS Paul Jones (DD-230), USS Parrott (DD-218) and USS John D. Ford (DD-228) . The final years of the General John Pope began when she was placed out of commission once again on 1 May 1970, transferred to MARAD, and laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, California. When the skipper received the word "bombs away", he would have the ship veer hard to port or starboard, varying the directions, and the bombs would fall harmlessly into the sea. Departing Okinawa the following day she arrived at Qui Nhon, South Vietnam on 21 November 1967 and disembarked the 61st Assault Helicopter Company. The Arisan Maru went down with 1,774 mostly American POWs of Japan. AP-110 - USS General John Pope - Booklet of General Plans, 1943, General John Pope Class Troop Transport, ap110.pdf (8.1 MB PDF) AP-130 - USS General G.O. She was, by all battle tactics, out of commission. To fight on was futile as she was a sitting duck with no means to maneuver. [4] This was to be the start of a long, almost 60 hour ordeal for the men in the water, as the survivors from Pope would not be rescued until almost midnight on 3 March by the Japanese destroyer Inazuma. Piet Hein then turned around towards the US destroyers with the intention to attack the Japanese again. With saddened hearts, we knew we would never walk the decks of the Pope again. With the odds being so heavily in their favor, we felt we were fighting a losing battle. Pope was laid down 9 September 1919 and launched 23 March 1920 from William Cramp & Sons; sponsored by Mrs. William S. Benson; and commissioned 27 October 1920 at Philadelphia. The two ships proved to be HMS Exeter and HMS Encounter, a heavy cruiser and a destroyer. Being stopped, with almost all her main armament out of action and without torpedoes, abandon ship was then ordered and HMS Encounter sank at 1210 hours. USS General John Pope (AP-110) was a troop transport that served with the United States Navy in World War II.After the war she was transferred to the Army and redesignated USAT General John Pope.She later served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars as a civilian-crewed Military Sea Transportation Service vessel, as USNS General John Pope (T-AP-110).. General John Pope was launched under a Maritime . On 20 November 1966 the first elements of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade departed the Oakland Army Base on the General Daniel I. Sultan. As the Dutch naval base at Surabaya was now under daily air attack it was deemed wise to sent the Tromp to Australia for repairs. $2400.00. At this time Piet Hein was hit several times, resulting in her to come to a stop. Very shortly afterwards an enemy destroyer was seen ahead steering towards. General John Pope: Glenn G. Griswold: General LeRoy Eltinge: Glynn: General Maurice Rose - See "Admiral Hugh Rodman" Golden City: General M. B. Stewart: Goodhue: General M. C. Meigs: Goshen: . The survivors had been adrift for about 20 hours - in rafts and lifejackets, or clinging to floats, many coated in oil, and some blinded. By now it seemed that our only salvation lay in heading for the rain that loomed ahead. This was done to prevent the enemy from boarding a slowly sinking ship and gathering information or charts about our fleet operations. Asheville does not strike her colors, raise a white flag, jump into the lifeboats or scuttle . The balance of the task force was made up of about 20 destroyers from the fleets of three countries. She was the first ship named for John Pope. As long as we still had our main battery of "fish" intact, the enemy cruisers did not close with us. Reinstated on the Navy List 20 July 1950, General John Pope was assigned to MSTS 1 August. The three of us left Surbaja at about 2200 hours, the night of the 29th of February. She served for many years with the Asiatic Fleet . She remained in this area until her return to Manila 12 October for the Neutrality Patrol off the Philippines. Pope returned to Manila in late June on neutrality duty and remained on station there until 11 December 1941, when she got underway for Balikpapan, Dutch East Indies. RSS. This section includes over 21.000 Allied Warships and over 11.000 Allied Commanders of WWII, from the US Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, The Polish Navy and others. After earning two battle stars and ferrying soldiers and aircraft in the European and Pacific theaters of World War II, it was downed by Japanese torpedoes while transporting reinforcements to . At each firing of the 4" guns, the reverberations woul be transferred throughout the ship. Pound, USN) and USS John D. Edwards (Lt.Cdr. On February 3rd the cruisers USS Houston (CA-30), Marblehead (CL-12) and the Dutch light cruiser De Ruyter rendezvoused with nine Dutch and American destroyers off northern Java for another run at the enemy. Unable to stop the spread of war, Piusthe first pope to use radio extensivelymade a series of Christmas broadcasts in which he returned to a number of themes raised by Benedict XV during World War I. This gave one the feeling that the ship had been hit. On 1 November 1967, the General John Pope again departed Oakland Army Base with elements of the 61st Assault Helicopter Company, the 92nd Assault Helicopter Company, the 134th Assault Helicopter Company, the third packet of the 221st Signal Company (Pictorial) and the 45th Military Intelligence Detachment, arriving in Okinawa on 17 November 1967 for a 24-hour layover. Navy muster rolls from 1860 to 1939 are found in two different series in Record Group 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel: Muster Rolls of Ships, 1860-1900 (Entry PI-123 132; National Archives Identifier 563603 ) This series is arranged in three chronological segments (1860-1879, 1880-1891, and 1892 . Around this time all the Allied ships also engaged Japanese destroyers with gunfire. The wreck of USS Pope, DD 225, was located and identified in December 2008 by the dive vessel MV Empress, approximately 60 nautical miles (110km) from the wreck of HMS Exeter, which Empress discovered in 2007. O.L. Treffers, RNN), HrMs TM-9 (Lt. J.A. About ten minutes later the word came to abandon ship, an order we had hoped we would never hear on our ship. Finally, missions accomplished, General John Pope departed San Francisco 15 May bound for New York, where she decommissioned 12 June 1946 and was returned to the War Shipping Administration (WSA). Japanese bombers were spotted approaching the patched-together force off the port beam. We then got the feeling that things would start getting a little tougher for us, and that we would probably be engaging the enemy in more and more sea battles in the future. Targets were engaged by HMS Exeter whenever these were sighted through the smoke but it was seldom to fire more then four or five salvoes at a time. We in the engine rooms had by now set the bilge pumps in operation. The fire rooms and the engine rooms were secured, valves were shut, fires extinguished under the boilers, etc.. Then we made our way topside. 196. Troopships were operated by the Army Transportation Service, with "civilian" mariners; by the U.S. Navy; and the War Shipping Administration. US Navy adds powerful new missile in Pacific. After a refit, Pope departed 12 May for duty in the Pacific. They had arrived south of Bali around 0100/20. Both sides launched torpedoes but all missed their intended targets and then a gunfight was started. Newsletter Archive. Pope fired all torpedoes and 140 salvoes of ammunition. Hit by two or . With her location/identification now being finally confirmed, all ships lost during the Battle of the Java Sea and subsequent engagements have now been discovered/located and positively identified. Neither they nor we inflicted any type of severe damage. She must have been hit in the ammunition magazine, as she blew up and sunk immediately. and a 2007 TV programme.[5][6][7]. The Exeter had taken a fish (torpedo) in one of her two boiler rooms and Encounter was escorting her back to port. Their turn towards was perhaps only for flying off operations to launch their aircraft to conduct a search. USS Pope (DD-225) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. During 1921 she alternated between her winter base at Charleston, South Carolina and her summer one at Newport, Rhode Island and escorted President Warren G. Harding to Plymouth, Massachusetts 30 July 1 August. : The U.S. Navy Destroyer's Service in World War II. Most of the records date between 1941 and 1946. At this point, the skipper had one of the crewmen lie down on his back with a pair of binoculars. September 2 1945 Location Europe Pacific Atlantic " Receiving that message from the Commander in Chief, the crew knew that . One pair of the enemy cruisers were approximately abeam to starboard and the other pair were on the port quarter. After the high level bombers had spent their loads, with no effect, they left. USS General John Pope (AP-110) was a troop transport that served with the United States Navy in World War II. USS Pillsbury (DD-227) commissioned 15 December 1920, 1,190 tons, 4- 4" guns, 12 TT. H. Kuboki) and Michishio (Lt.Cdr. It was intended that the four US destroyer would enter Badoeng Strait and attack with torpedoes first and that the Tromp would come behind them to finish off the Japanese after the confusion of the torpedo attack. Muster Rolls, 1860-1939. The Snook was lost six months in the Luzon Strait later on April 8, 1945 with 60 onboard. In fact, a voyage whose destination would never be reached. The spring of 1945 saw a round-trip troop-carrying voyage begin in San Francisco 26 March, which took her to Manila, Leyte, and Biak before returning 21 May. As HMS Exeter was loosing way, HMS Encounter and USS Pope drew ahead. The damage to the Exeter was bad enough to make her unfit for action. All hands were alive, with the exception of one who had been killed instantly by shrapnel to the head. USS General John Pope (AP-110) Near the Norfolk Navy Yard on 6 October 1943, just after her Welin boat davits had been mistakenly removed and replaced with life rafts. In early January 1967, the General John Pope returned to San Francisco Bay. There was no pain connected with it, it was more like someone had touched with a hot iron; luckily it did not hit bone. Speed was now 23 knots, the maximum speed of HMS Exeter. There are 3 cities on earth that come under no national authority, they have separate laws, they pay no taxes, they have their own police force and even possess their own flag of "independence" the City of London, the Vatican City in Rome and District of Columbia. The word was passed to "standby to abandon ship". At 1245 hours, Nachi fired once again on HMS Exeter by gunfire. Original map by Donald Hoegsburg. HNLMSWitte de With was unable to recall her crew from shore leave in time to join their retreat to Ceylon. When the two Japanese destroyers entered the Strait they encountered the four US destroyers. We were hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned by the enemy. This order was carried out in an orderly manner. Many of us found time to say few prayers of our own. Upon reaching shore, many of the men immediately found themselves prisoners of the Japanese. Pope joined Squadron 15, Division 43 of the Asiatic Fleet at Chefoo, China 26 August and participated in fleet exercises off Chefoo until her departure 28 October for her winter base at Cavite, Philippines. Another shipmate by the name of Mathews and myself went with him to set off the charges. General John Pope reactivated 17 August 1965 to serve again as a civilian-crewed ship of MSTS, operating from San Francisco. In the evening of the 19th they departed for Badoeng Strait. Originally built in New Orleans by Higgins Industries, she was a critical asset for the US Navy during World War II, serving in European waters from 1944 to the end of the war. Destroyers of World War TwoWhitley, M. J. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. Returning via Nouma to embark casualties, the ship reached San Francisco 18 May 1944. However the ememy soon resumed their original course and were out of sight shortly afterwards. During the day the Japanese transports were attacked from the air and the Sagami Maru was damaged. Heavy Cruisers Of Ww2 - The armament of the Des Moines class is relatively unchanged from that of the earlier Baltimore class cruiser. She was then transferred to the Army where she served as USAT General John Pope. During the Second Battle of the Java Sea, Pope and Encounter were directed to escort Exeter away from the action. My ship, the USS Pope, developed a bad leak in the hotwell (an evaporator to make fresh water, without which a ship cannot operate), and was unable to accompany the task force. This gunfire was coming from both Japanese destroyer that were now engaging each other by mistake. For questions or comments about this site, please e-mail ww2_troopships@comcast.net. World War 2 (WW2 WWII) veteran, casualty, and military unit records search by WW2 Researcher Bill Beigel. From 1965 through 1970, she transported troops to bases in the Pacific and Far East, supporting the anti-communist struggle in South Vietnam. We also dropped our depth charges in an effort to lighten the ship, with the hopes of increasing our speed. Placed in ferry commission in July 1943, she was commissioned in . $12000.00. In the early fall, another voyage out of San Francisco 14 August brought General John Pope on a troop rotation run to New Guinean ports; and subsequently, after embarking 5,000 Army troops at San Pedro, California, she sailed via Melbourne for Bombay. As told By Mr. William Penninger, Ft. Worth, Tx captured from The USS Pope. She received two battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation for her World War II service. The enemy fire now became very effective on the almost stationary Exeter which was repeatidly straddled and hit. In the evening of 28 February 1942, Exeter and the two destroyers left Soerabaja and proceeded north. All of these were either heavy or light cruisers. Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), She was struck from the Naval Register on 26 October 1990. 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The prospect of our being spotted by enemy spotter planes was great as we were steaming in waters where the enemy was out in force. The battle occurred in the Makassar Straits. $350.00. It is 13.75 x 15.75 wide, although it could be hung vertically also. She passed through the Straits of Gibraltar 3 July and transited the Suez Canal 1525 July. The decision was quickly reached to secure the port turbine to stop the vibration. French Indochina had fallen and the Japanese were marching down the Malay Peninsula toward Singapore. From 15 July to 20 September 1938, she cruised in Chinese waters off Chinwangtao and returned 5 June 1939 with the South China Patrol force removing American consulates and nationals. They loose a salvo that is purposely short of the target, increase their range, fire, increase their range, fire, until they finally hit their target. USS Indianapolis, in full United States Ship Indianapolis, U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that was sunk by a Japanese submarine on July 30, 1945, shortly after delivering the internal components of the atomic bombs that were later dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. USS Pope (DD-225) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy that served during World War II. During this gunfight the Michishio was heavily damaged and in the end she had to be towed back to Makassar. The Encounter, who had been bringing up the rear of our column had by now pulled up abreast of the Exeter, at that precise moment she too was hit by an enemy salvo. Pope was laid down 9 September 1919 and launched 23 March 1920 from William Cramp and Sons; sponsored by Mrs. William S. Benson; and commissioned 27 October 1920 at Philadelphia, Commander Richard S. Galloway in command. We had fought the enemy from about 0800 until about 1350 hours. The Jap ships stood off momentarily until our fish had completed their runs and were spent. The POW Camps. This arrangement had been authorized for the Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-120) class but not for the AP-110 class. On 6 June 1966, elements of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment boarded the General John Pope at Oakland Army Base. This hope was however short lived as the enemy ships were soon seen to turn towards though they were still well hull down. The vibration became so strong, coupled with the high rpm's the turbines were turning, that the ship felt like it was shaking to pieces. On 9 January 1942 Pope was one of five destroyers in an escort composed of the cruisers USSBoise(CL-47) and USSMarblehead(CL-12), with the other destroyers USSStewart(DD-224), USSBulmer(DD-222), USSParrott(DD-218), and USSBarker(DD-213) departing from Darwin to Surabaya escorting the transport Bloemfontein. The following day, Ikazuchi rescued 442 survivors from Pope and Encounter. We in the engine room were surprised when told that we were surrounded by enemy ships, thirteen to be exact, five cruisers and eight destroyers. The Dutch cruisers were the Java, De Ruyter, and Piet Hien. Shortly after their sailing from Surabaya in the evening of the 18th HrMs TM-6 was forced to return due to engine trouble. General quarters sounded once again and in practically less time than it takes to relate, we were once again at our battle stations, determined to do our best to fend off or destroy our enemies and protect our ship. The action was later the subject of a book[3][4] Taih (, "Great Phoenix") was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Cooper, USN) and USS Pope (Lt.Cdr. Japanese Rear-Admiral Kubo, on board the Nagara, had meanwhile ordered the Arashio and Michishio to return to Badoeng Strait (Nagara and her three escorting destroyers were too far off). 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