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]
Organization Cruiser And Transport Force United States Atlantic Fleet 1 July 1918 Rear Admiral Albert Cleaves Commander
Cruiser Force
Squadron One
Cruiser Force, Squadron One, was under the command of Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves Template:Multicol
- Division One
- Seattle, flagship
- North Carolina
- Montana
- Huntington
- Division Two
- Division Three
- Special Duty
Squadron Two
Cruiser Force, Squadron Two, was under the command of Rear Admiral Marbury Johnston Template:Multicol
- Division Four
Cruiser Force, Squadron Two, Division Four, was commanded by Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones
- Sialia, flagship
- Charleston
- St. Louis
- Rochester
- Olympia
- Division Five
- Isis, flagship
- Denver
- Galveston
- Cleveland
- Des Moines
- Division Six
French cruisers operating with Cruiser Force under the command of French Rear Admiral M. G. Grout
- Gloire, flagship
- Marseillaise
- Du Petit-Thouars
Transport Force
New York Division
Transport Force, New York Division, was under the command of Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves Template:Multicol
- Agamemnon
- America
- Calamares
- Finland
- George Washington
- Great Northern
- Hancock
- Harrisburg
- Henderson
- Kroonland
- Lenape
- Leviathan
- Louisville
- Henry R. Mallory
- Manchuria
- Matsonia
- Maui
- Mongolia
- Mount Vernon
- Northern Pacific
Newport News Division
Transport Force, Newport News Division, was under the command of Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones Template:Multicol
Foreign vessels
Foreign vessels operating with the Transport Force Newport News Division Template:Multicol
- SS America (Italian)
- SS Caserta (Italian)
- HMT Czar (British)[2]
- HMT Czaritza (British)[2]
- SS Dante Alighieri (Italian)
- SS Duca degli Abruzzi (Italian)
- SS Duca d'Aosta (Italian)
- SS France (French)
- HMT Kursk (British)[2]
- SS Lutetia (French)
- SS Patria (French)
- SS Re d'Italia (Italian)
- SS Sobral (Brazilian)
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.)
- ^ 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.