USS `` Dorothea L. Dix '' ( AP-67 ) was a transport ship of the United States Navy named for Dorothea Dix ( 1802 -- 1887 ) .
The USS `` Dorothea L. Dix '' ( AP-67 ) was a transport ship of the United States Navy , named after Dorothea Dix ( 1802 -- 1887 ) .