BUILT: 19 20 |
BEAM: 58' |
DRAFT: 26'-6" |
LENGTH: 448' |
CARGO [cu ft]: 104,179 |
PASS [troop ship]: 1,247 |
PROPULSION: Turbine |
RADIUS [miles]: 8,800 |
TONS: 7,555 |
TYPE: |
SPEED [knots]: 16 |
DEPENDENTS TO JAPAN: ? |
Operated as troop transport in Pacific and Atlantic until 1944
when it was converted to a Hospital Ship.
In 1946 she was refitted as a transport again to carry 318 military dependents.
Ref: http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22032.htm
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