GENERAL  A. W. BREWSTER

AP   155

 

BUILT:  1945  BEAM:  71'-6"  DRAFT:  24' 
LENGTH:  522'-10"   CARGO [cu ft]:  31,000   PASS [troop ship]:  3143  
PROPULSION: Turbine   RADIUS [miles]: 15,000 TONS:  13,000
TYPE:   C4 SPEED [knots]:  17 DEPENDENTS / JAPAN: Yes

Named in honor of  Maj Gen Andr'e Walker Brewster.   Saw service in Spanish-American War, the Boxer rebellion in China and was Inspector General AEF, WWI. 

Ref:  http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22155.htm 

 

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Circa 1945-1951