Show transport mules the american mule it Is an important transportation unit for our army especially where the terrain is muddy and mountainous thousands of them are crossing the oceans traveling in style in ships that have been especially especial 1 y and expensively converted for or the purpose seventeen ships 13 liberty and 4 cargo ships have been converted to mule carriers at an average cost of df each the ships are designed to carry from to mules ules wit with h sick bays for 16 to 32 mules A feature of the ships Is that the stalls are built to accommodate mules of various sizes from different areas A missouri mule for example requires more space than the slightly smaller texas mule stalls are built crosswise as tt it has been discovered that this type of 01 structure largely eliminates sea sick nession nesson the part of the mules and they arrive nt fit tor for immediate service |