General Daniel L. Sultan (built 1943; transport) document collection (SAFR 17566, HDC 377) consists of materials from the United States Army Transport (U.S.A.T.) vessel. It contains thirteen 13 deck logs; damage reports; vessel plans; (food) recipe cards; two years of the ship's paper "The Sultan Gazette;" and miscellaneous ship papers. The deck logs are in oversized folders.The vessel was formerly known as the ADMIRAL W.S. BENSON. The collection is available for research use without restriction.

Decommissioned on June 3, 1946, and turned over to the Maritime Commission for disposal, the ADMIRAL W.S. BENSON was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 3 July 1946. It was then transferred to the Army Transport Service and renamed GENERAL DANIEL I. SULTAN in honor of the late General Daniel Isom Sultan, USA.

1 linear ft.

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