USS Monrovia
USS Monrovia (APA-31) moored alongside another ship, date and location unknown | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Monrovia (APA-31) |
| Namesake | Birthplace of President James Monroe, located in Westmoreland County, Virginia |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel |
| Laid down | 26 March 1942 |
| Launched | 19 September 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs John M. Carmody |
| Christened | Del Argentino |
| Commissioned |
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| Renamed | USS Monrovia |
| Reclassified | AP-64 to APA-31, 1 February 1943 |
| Stricken | 1 November 1968 |
| Identification | MCV Hull Type C3-Delta, MCV Hull No. 152 |
| Honours & awards | Seven battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1968 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Crescent City class attack transport |
| Displacement | 8,889 tons (lt), 14,247 t.(fl) |
| Length | 491 ft (150 m) |
| Beam | 65 ft 9 in (20.04 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft 8 in (7.82 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 x General Electric geared drive turbine, 2 x boilers, designed shaft horsepower 7,800 |
| Speed | 16 knots |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | Officers 55, Enlisted 500 |
| Armament | 1 x 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mount; 4 x 3"/50 caliber DP gun mounts, 1 x twin Bofors 40mm gun mounts, 11 x twin 20mm gun mounts. |
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USS Monrovia (APA-31) was a Crescent City class attack transport of the United States Navy, built from a C-3 Delta commercial freighter design, and was named for the Birthplace of President James Monroe, located in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
Monrovia (APA-31) was laid down as MC hull 152 by Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Sparrows Point, Maryland, 1942-03-26; launched 1942-09-19; sponsored by Mrs. John M. Carmody; and commissioned 1 December 1942.
Reclassified APA-31 (Attack Transport) on 1943-02-01, Monrovia conducted shakedown and amphibious training exercises in Chesapeake Bay through the winter months of 1943.