| BUILT: 1943 |
BEAM: 71'-6" |
DRAFT: 24' |
| LENGTH: 522'-10" |
CARGO [cu ft]: 27,520 |
PASS [troop ship]: 3286 |
| PROPULSION: Turbine |
RADIUS [miles]: 15,000 |
TONS: 13,000 |
| TYPE: C4 |
SPEED [knots]: 17 |
DEPENDENTS / JAPAN: ? |
Named in honor of Major General George Owen Squier, who was
Chief Signal Officer in 1917 and who was an international authority on communications. Ref:
http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22130.htm
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