During the 1950s and much of the 1960s, prior to widespread use of trans-oceanic air transportation, most U.S. service personnel assigned to overseas stations were carried there on board ship, including troop transports operated by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS). During these voyages, life on board resembled a militarized version of that aboard contemporary civilian ocean liners, with classes of accomodation varying according to the rank of the passengers. Shipboard services were provided by Naval and Military personnel, and by civilian members of the Civil Service crews that operated most MSTS transports.
This page features views of life and work on board USNS Fred C. Ainsworth during a trans-Pacific voyage from the United States to the Korean War zone in late 1950.
More photographs taken during this voyage are presented
in: USNS Fred C. Ainsworth --
Views On Board during a Late-1950 Trans-Pacific Voyage, Part II
For additional images of and on board this ship, see: USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181)
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
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Photo #: 80-G-424257 USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) Army Lieutenant Henry Simon, Jr., receives a shot in each arm, while en route to the Korean war zone, 14 December 1950. Giving shots are Navy Corpsmen John Duchemin, Dallas Cassel and John Schram. Photographed by Tatum. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 91KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-424258 USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) Army personnel exercising on the weather deck, while en route to the Korean war zone, 14 December 1950. Photographed by Tatum. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 127KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-424259 USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) Army troops at life boat drill, while the transport was en route to the Korean war zone, 14 December 1950. Facing the camera are Master Sergeant Roy McMann and Sergeant James P. Sears. Note ship's name on life vests and "M.S.T.S." marking on the lifeboat. Photographed by Tatum. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 100KB; 590 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-424268 USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) Army Master Sergeant Roy McMann prepares to do his laundry in one of the transport's Bendix automatic washing machines, while en route to the Korean war zone, 14 December 1950. Note "Bradley Chevrons" on his shirt. Photographed by Tatum. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 99KB; 5900 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-424264 USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) Commander Bert Creighton, USN, and the Ship's Master, Captain B.A. Nissen, at work in the chart house, while the transport was en route to the Korean war zone, 14 December 1950. Photographed by Tatum. NOTE: The calendar behind Captain Nissen has the November 1950 page showing. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 93KB; 590 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-424267 USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) Ship's First Officer, M.W. Hoff, stops by the Administrative Office, while the transport was en route to Japan and the Korean war zone, 14 December 1950. Officers behind the counter are (from left to right): A.J. Winthrop (seated), Homer T. Thompson and Henry H. Hunter. A copy of the "Navy Filing Manual" is resting upright on the counter. Photographed by Tatum. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 140KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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More photographs taken during this voyage are presented
in: USNS Fred C. Ainsworth --
Views On Board during a Late-1950 Trans-Pacific Voyage, Part II
For additional images of and on board this ship, see: USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181)
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
16 January 2000