U.S.A.T. Rosecrans


Same ship as the tanker Rosecrans
U.S.A.T. Rosecrans was a ship used for transport by the US military in the early 1900s. USAT indicates the ship was chartered or operated by the Army Transportation Service. It was named for American Civil War Union General William S. Rosecrans.
A smaller ship for the fleet, was rated at 2,194 tonnes, steam powered, and previously named Columbia.

Locations used

It was used to move American soldiers on July 23, 1900 to China during the Boxer Rebellion, sailing out of Seattle, Washington where it was photographed by Theodore Peiser. It was also photographed by J.D. Givens.
The ship was used by the US military in January 1901 to transport captured Filipino rebels to Guam during the Philippine–American War.
On November 28, 1901 the ship called in Honolulu en route to Manila. On January 24, 1902 the ship transported the 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry home to the States from the Philippine-American War and Moro Rebellion, arriving in San Francisco on February 25. It sailed with the USAT Hancock.

Successor ship

The U.S.A.T. William S. Rosecrans, another similarly named ship, was built as Liberty Ship hull 570 by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation and rated to hold 504 troops.