Designation
The designation HMT (Hired Military Transport) would normally replace RMS (Royal Mail Ship) or SS (Steamship) on ships converted to troopship duty with Great Britain's Royal Navy. The US did not use an alternate designation, using USS (United States Ship) as it does for any ship operated by its navy.
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