ALGONQUIN 

 

BUILT:  19 26 BEAM:  55'  DRAFT:  18'-7" 
LENGTH:  402'-2"   CARGO [cu ft]:  63,110   PASS [troop ship]:  1,373  
PROPULSION: Turbine   RADIUS [miles]: 4,000 TONS:  5,943
TYPE:   SPEED [knots]:  15 DEPENDENTS TO JAPAN: ?

Began service as a troop ship in 1942.  In July 1943 she was converted to a hospital ship.  In 1945 she was altered for carrying 294 military dependents ........was placed in service between New York and Naples.

 

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