A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. Troopships were often drafted from commercial shipping fleets, and were unable to land troops directly on shore, typically loading and unloading at a seaport or onto smaller vessels, either tenders or barges .

Many veterans of the U.S. armed forces have, at one time or another, embarked on overseas voyages in troop transports. Now, with the last of them retired, some worry that we have eliminated this capability too soon.

Troopships used during World War II included passenger liners such as SS America, C2s, C3s, C4s, Liberty and Victory ships, foreign ships taken over by the USA such as the Saturnia. Troopships were operated by the Army Transportation Service, with "civilian" mariners; by the U.S. Navy; and the War Shipping Administration.

Pages in category "Troop ships of the United States" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

A comprehensive history of U.S. Army troopships used during World War II.

Thus there is no longer an official record of who sailed on what ship, though there are still valuable sources that can be found. So this web page is an informal collecting ground for information about troop ship crossings. The list is in chronological order by departure date.

Those included large troop and cargo transport ships that were Army-owned hulls, vessels allocated by the War Shipping Administration, bareboat charters, and time charters. In addition to the transports, the Army fleet included specialized types.

Book page listing German ships seized by the U.S. in the First World War, and used as troopships. The following tables show the names of the ships, both the original German and U. S. renaming. NOTE that this table does not show German ships taken as post-War reparations. Ex-German (Early) Troopship Names. Amerika (America) Barbarossa (Mercury)

Sailing unescorted, and carrying up to 15,000 men at a time, a single torpedo from a U-boat could have resulted in one of the greatest military disasters in history.

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