
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
AP-22 USS Mount Vernon
- Wakefield class Transport:
- Displacement: 33,600 tons (full load)
- Length: 705'
- Beam: 86'6"
- Draft: 33'6"
- Speed: 21.5 knots
- Armament: 4 5"/51, 4 3"/50 DP, 2x2 40mm
- Complement: 765
- Troops: 7,500
- Geared turbine engines, twin screws, 30,000 shaft hp
- Built at New York Shipbuilding as SS Washington and launched in May 1933; acquired by the USN and commissioned 16 June 1941
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Last updated:
January 19, 2000