GENERAL  J. R. BROOKE

AP  132 

 

BUILT:  1943  BEAM:  71'-6"  DRAFT:  24' 
LENGTH:  522'-10"   CARGO [cu ft]:  27,000   PASS [troop ship]:  3456  
PROPULSION: Turbine   RADIUS [miles]: 15,000 TONS:  13,000
TYPE:   C4 SPEED [knots]:  17 DEPENDENTS / JAPAN:  ?

Named in honor Major General John Rutter Brooke who served in the Civil War, and later was governor-general of Puerto Rico and Cuba.

Ref:  http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22132.htm

 

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