1945 — Mar 13, storm, US troopship J.W. McAndrew hit by French aircraft carrier, N Atlantic–68-71

–71 Roberts, Stephen S.. “Class: J. W. McAndrew (AP-47, 105).” Shipscribe.com, 9-4-2005.
–69 American Merchant Marine at War. Chronological List of U.S. Ships Sunk or Damaged…
— 1 Navy Armed Guard
–68 Army troops
–68 AP. “3,604 Killed on Troopships in 41 Months.” Herald and Review, Decatur, IL, 6-13-1945, p12.

Narrative Information

American Merchant Marine at War. Chronological List of U.S. Ships Sunk or Damaged…
“03/13/45…J.W. McAndrew (USAT)…Troopship…Collision with French aircraft carrier Bearn…Damaged…NAtlantic…AG 1; Army 68.”

Roberts, Stephen S.. “Class: J. W. McAndrew (AP-47, 105).” Shipscribe.com, 9-4-2005:
“….Ship Notes:
“AP…Name… MC#…Notes
“47… J. W. McAndrew…9… Ex USAT J. W. McAndrew, ex merchant Deltargentino (ID-5003A, completed Nov 40)….The French aircraft carrier Bearn collided with her 13 Mar 45 after the carrier lost steering control in a storm, 71 American dead.”

Newspaper

AP. “3,604 Killed on Troopships in 41 Months.” Herald and Review, Decatur, IL, 6-13-1945, p.12:
“Washington, June 13 (AP). The Army disclosed tonight that 3,604 American soldiers died in the sinking or damage of troopships in 41 months of war against German and Italy. This was a loss of four men for every 10,000 embarked, which the Army said was a record nearly twice as good as that for World War I when the rate was 7.2.

“There were 4,453,061 troops embarked from the United States, with 1,094 lost on the outbound trips. However, almost every soldier made at least two trips to sea due to inter-theater and intra-theater moves….

“Those ships on which 50 or more American lives were lost, together with date and place of sinking, were: ….
“J. W. McAndrew, March 13, 1945, off the Azores – 68….”

Sources

American Merchant Marine at War. Chronological List of Ships Sunk or Damaged during 1945. Accessed 6-2-2021 at: http://www.usmm.org/sunk45.html#anchor564125

Associated Press. “3,604 Killed on Troopships in 41 Months.” Herald and Review, Decatur, IL, 6-13-1945, p.12. Accessed 6-2-2021 at: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21479242/68-killed-on-13-mar-1945-on-jw/

Roberts, Stephen S.. “Class: J. W. McAndrew (AP-47, 105).” Shipscribe.com, 9-4-2005. Accessed 6-2-2021 at: https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux/AP/AP47.html