MARINE FALCON 

AP ?

 

BUILT:  1945 BEAM:  72'  DRAFT:  29' 
LENGTH:  523'  CARGO [cu ft]:  53,000   PASS [troop ship]:  3,485  
PROPULSION: Turbine   RADIUS [miles]: 15,000 TONS:  12,420
TYPE:   C4 SPEED [knots]:  17 DEPENDENTS / JAPAN: Yes

Did not transport troops to battle as it was commissioned too late.   Made many trips to Yokohama starting in Sept 1945.  Left Seattle in Dec 1946 for Yokohama with Iva Jean Hurst (future wife of Jim Hyatt) on board.

 

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