Clear glossy Real Photo PostCard of the U.S. Army Transport ship General E. T. Collins (AP-147) was launched 22 January 1944. Sailing out of San Diego, General E. T. Collins departed 14 August 1944 with over 3,000 troops for the Pacific fighting, as America's island campaign increased in momentum. The ship debarked troops at Pearl Harbor, Eniwetok, Saipan, Guam, and Kwajalein and later carried troops to Eniwetok, Saipan, and Guam to support amphibious operations in the Pacific. Decommissioned 1946.

The Transport ship participated in US Navy radiation fallout experiments in 1952.

Card titled:

U.S. Army Transport
GENERAL E.T. COLLINS

The inset below shows some sailors below the bridge.

Card reverse not posted nor mailed. EKC stampbox.

A fine addition to your WWII military ship collection.

• Very good condition with minor age yellowing
• Corners and edges show minor bumping

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