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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
1 Dec 1942 - 26 Feb 1947
30 Nov 1950 - 31 Oct 1968
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 and awards
Seven battle stars for World War II service
Fate
Sold for scrap, 1968
General characteristics
Class and 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
Troops: 103 Officers, 1,352 Enlisted
Cargo: 130,000 cu ft, 2,700 tons
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.
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.[1]
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.
^"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships". Department of the Navy, Washington, DC. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
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