Home | History | Fleet | Ships | Troop Ships | Cargo Ships | Project Ships | Operations | Gallery       Named in honor of Major Gen. C harles Gould Morton, class of 1883, U. S. Military Academy, who served in th-American War. Commissioned in 1944. General Hugh J. Gaffey (T-AP-121) The ship was built in Alameda, Calif., in 1944 Admiral class P-2 ship Admiral W. D. Capps (AP-121).  She was reacquired by the Navy from the Army Transport Service as General Hugh J. Gaffey March 1950 and assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service.   Copyright 2007 Military Sea Transportation Service Society