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BUILT:  1907  BEAM:  68'  DRAFT:  33'-1" 
LENGTH:  615'  CARGO [cu ft]:  34,000   PASS [troop ship]:  3,397  
PROP: Recip-eng 2   RADIUS [miles]: 10,000 TONS:  17,886
TYPE:   SPEED [knots]:  15 DEPENDENTS TO JAPAN: Yes

Formerly known as the President Grant and President Buchanan.  

Became a War Department troopship in 1931.  

Became a "hospital ship" under Army management in Jan 1945.   Decommissioned in 1946 and became a troopship.

Carried dependents in the Pacific in the late 40's.

Ref:  http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22033.htm

 

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