USS President Monroe
USS President Monroe (AP-104) circa late 1945 (Official U.S. Navy Photo No NH 78583) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name |
|
| Namesake | US President James Monroe |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 13 November 1939 |
| Launched | 7 August 1940 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs Thomas C. Corcoran. |
| Acquired | 19 December 1940; by the Navy, 18 July 1943 |
| Commissioned | 20 August 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 12 January 1946 |
| Stricken | 12 March 1946 |
| Identification | MCV Hull Type C3-P&C, MCV Hull No. 54 |
| Honours & awards | Five battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | President Jackson-class attack transport |
| Displacement | 10,210 long tons (10,370 t) |
| Length | 491 feet 9 inches (149.89 m) |
| Beam | 64 feet 6 inches (19.66 m) |
| Draft | 26 feet 6 inches (8.08 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 x geared drive turbine, 2 x Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 x propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500 |
| Speed | 18.4 knots (21.2 mph; 34.1 km/h) |
| Capacity | Unknown |
| Complement | 512 |
| Armament | 1 x 5"/38 caliber gun, 4 x 3"/50 caliber dual-purpose gun mounts, 4 x Bofors 40mm gun mounts |
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USS President Monroe (AP-104) was a President Jackson-class attack transport. that served with the US Navy during World War II. She was named after Founding Father and the fifth U.S. president, James Monroe.
President Monroe was the sixth of seven C3-P&C type vessels built for American President Lines around-the-world service just prior to the outbreak of World War II. She was laid down 13 November 1939 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newport News, Virginia and launched 7 August 1940.