USS General William Weigel
ship · built 1945
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USS General William Weigel (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- ship
- Flag
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- Year built
- 1945
- Gross tonnage
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- Size (length × beam)
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- Registered owner
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- Name
- USS General William Weigel
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8424642
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- Call signWhat is a call sign?
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
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- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
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- Length overall
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- Year built
- 1945
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- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About USS General William Weigel
USS General William Weigel (AP-119) was a troopship that served with the United States Navy in World War II. After the war, she was acquired by the US Army and became USAT General William Weigel. On the outbreak of the Korean War, she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) and designated USNS General William Weigel (T-AP-119), a designation she retained for her later service in the Vietnam War. AP-119 was laid down under Maritime Commission contract 15 March 1944 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company of Kearny, New Jersey; named General C. H. Barth (AP-119) on 15 April 1944; renamed General William Weigel 24 August 1944; launched 3 September 1944; acquired by the Navy 4 January 1945; and commissioned at Bayonne, New Jersey, 6 January 1945.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USS General William Weigel now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for USS General William Weigel in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is USS General William Weigel?
- USS General William Weigel is a ship, built in 1945 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for USS General William Weigel?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USS General William Weigel from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for USS General William Weigel. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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