USS Henderson (AP-1)
USS Henderson (AP-1) at Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, 6 January 1933 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Henderson (AP-1) |
| Namesake | Colonel Archibald Henderson, U.S. Marine Corps |
| Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 19 June 1915 |
| Launched | 17 June 1916 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Genevieve W. Taylor, great-granddaughter of General Henderson |
| Commissioned | 24 May 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 13 October 1943 |
| Recommissioned | 23 March 1944, as Bountiful (AH-9) |
| Decommissioned | 13 September 1946 |
| Renamed | USS Bountiful (AH-9), 1944 |
| Reclassified | AP-1 to AH-9, 23 March 1944 |
| Honors & awards | 4 battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 28 January 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 483 ft 10 in (147.47 m) |
| Beam | 61 ft 1 in (18.62 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft 2 in (4.93 m) |
| Propulsion | Twin-triple expansion steam engine 4,400 hp (3,281 kW) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | (AP): 233 |
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The first USS Henderson (AP-1) was a transport in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. In 1943, she was converted to a hospital ship and commissioned as USS Bountiful (AH-9).
Named for Marine Colonel Archibald Henderson, she was launched by Philadelphia Navy Yard on 17 June 1916; sponsored by Miss Genevieve W. Taylor, great-granddaughter of General Henderson; and commissioned at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 24 May 1917.