Tryon was turned over to the United States Army on 17 July 1946 and converted into a troop transport by the Todd Shipyard, Seattle, Washington. She emerged from the yard on 25 August 1947 and was placed in service as USAT Sgt. Charles E. Mower .

After duty ashore in Boston and Washington, Tryon served in USS Idaho on the Asiatic Station from 4 February 1870 to 9 December 1872. Next came an assignment in New York City from 1873 to 1876. Following two years in USS Swatara on the North Atlantic Station, he was transferred to USS Vandalia.

2012年4月30日 · “Here is the story of the USS Tryon, as best as it can be written four years after the ending of the war. No official documents have been made available and the record as presented here is not intended to be the official history, although every effort possible has been made to make it factual.

USS Tryon (APH-1) was laid down as SS Alcoa Courier (MC hull 175) on 26 March 1941, by the Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California and launched on 21 October 1941 sponsored by Mrs. Roy G. Hunt. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, she was designated for U.S. Navy use and assigned the name...

2022年8月24日 · A purpose-built evacuation ship, the USS Tryon, was sent to join the Service Squadron during the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and, for the next 15 months, evacuated combat casualties from the Solomons...

“Here is the story of the USS Tryon, as best as it can be written four years after the ending of the war. No official documents have been made available and the record as presented here is not intended to be the official history, although every effort possible has been made to make it factual.

In January 1938 the Bureau of Construction and Repair distributed to the Naval Districts plans for the conversion to naval transports (XAP) of two groups of large passenger and cargo ships built by the Shipping Board during World War I, the 535-foot class (see AP-7 and the APA-2 class) and the 502-foot class (see AP-62).

2021年3月2日 · USS Tryon was named after former Surgeon General Commodore J. Rufus Tryon (1837-1912). In World War II this ship was designed for double duty—to carry warfighters into battle as well as to...

USS Tryon (APH-1) Underway in October 1943. Her funnel has been reconfigured and enlarged following wind tunnel tests to keep smoke off the after decks. She has also received a radar mast but does not yet have Welin davits. Photo No. 80-G-223424 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command : USS Tryon (APH-1)

2002年9月9日 · The Tryon was a new type of vessel, one of only four of this type in the United States Navy. She was designed to do double duty; first, as a combat ship, supporting an invasion by bringing fresh troops to the invasion site. But the Tryon was also a hospital evacuation ship, with a full complement of doctors, dentists and corpsmen.