The USS General J. H. McRae (AP-149) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship constructed during World War II. Built by Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California, she was launched on 26 April 1944 and completed by 16 June 1944. The vessel was commissioned into the US Navy on 8 August 1944, serving primarily as a troop transport in the Pacific Theater. Throughout 1944 and 1945, the ship carried troops from West Coast ports to Honolulu, Hawaii, and other locations in the Pacific. In January 1945, she deployed to India to pick up and deliver troops across the South Pacific. Later, in June 1945, she transited the Panama Canal to Le Havre, France, where she embarked over 4,000 troops for return to the United States. Her service included a notable 8,643 nautical miles voyage from France to Virginia, as well as transporting troops to Iran’s Shaht-El-Arab River in late 1945. By the end of her wartime service, she had transported approximately 36,000 troops over more than 120,000 nautical miles. Decommissioned on 27 February 1946, the ship was transferred to the War Shipping Administration and operated as USAT General J. H. McRae for the US Army until 1950. She continued troop transport missions, including a notable January 1947 voyage from Manila to San Francisco. Reacquired by the Navy in March 1950, she was assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service, operating between New York and the UK, then shifting her base to San Francisco for runs to Japan until 1954. After being laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet in 1954, she was transferred to the Maritime Administration in 1960. In 1968, she was renamed SS Transhawaii and converted into a container ship, operating for Seatrain Lines. Over the following years, she underwent multiple renamings and ownership changes, including SS Aguadilla, SS Amco Voyager, and SS Voyager. She was ultimately sold for scrap in Taiwan in 1986. The vessel earned four battle stars for her service during the Korean War, marking her as a significant troop transport during mid-20th-century conflicts.

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