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:

Cruiser Force

Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves Commander

Squadron One

Cruiser Force, Squadron One, was under the command of Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves

;Division One
* ''Seattle'', flagship
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* ''Huntington''

;Division Two
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* ''Pueblo''
* ''Frederick''
* ''San Diego''

;Division Three
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Squadron Two

Cruiser Force, Squadron Two, was under the command of Rear Admiral Marbury Johnston

;Division Four
Cruiser Force, Squadron Two, Division Four, was commanded by Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones
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* ''Rochester''
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;Division Five
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* ''Denver''
* ''Galveston''
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* ''Des Moines''

;Division Six
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French Navy warships

French cruisers of the Naval Division of the Atlantic operating with Cruiser Force under the command of French Rear Admiral Marie Gaston Grout.
* ''Gloire'', flagship
* ''Marseillaise''
* ''Du Petit-Thouars'' (sunk by SM U-62, 7 August 1918)

Transport Force

New York Division

Transport Force, New York Division, was under the command of Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves

* ''Agamemnon''
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* ''Harrisburg''
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* ''Louisville''
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* ''Mount Vernon''
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* ''Plattsburg''
* ''President Grant''
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Newport News Division

Transport Force, Newport News Division, was under the command of Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones

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* ''Madawaska''

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Foreign vessels

Foreign vessels operating with the Transport Force
Newport News Division

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* HMT ''Czar'' (British)Though belonging to the Russian American Line, the ship was under British charter. Also in this category was which had been sunk on 18 June 1918.
* HMT ''Czaritza'' (British)
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Notes

References

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