The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia
|
| Previous: Mount Robson | Table of Contents | Next: Mountain Home |
U.S. Navy. Via NavSource.org |  ONI 222 |
| Tonnage | 34,600 tons |
| Dimensions | 705' by 86' by 23'6" 214.9m by 26.2m by 7.2m |
| Maximum speed | 20 knots |
| Complement | 765 |
| Armament | 4x1 5"/38
dual-purpose gunSave 4x1 3"/50 AA guns 2x2 40mm Bofors AA guns 8 0.50 machine guns |
| Machinery |
2-shaft New York Shipbuilding geared turbine (30,000 shp) 6 Babcock and Wilcox boilers |
| Bunkerage |
4200 tons |
| Passengers |
6031 |
| Cargo | 1060 deadweight tons 292,128 cubic feet/8272 cubic meters |
The Mount Vernons were former United States Line passenger ships
constructed in 1932-1933, acquired by the Navy in June 1941 and quickly converted to troop transports, and manned by Coast Guard crews. Both units were en
route to Cape Horn when war broke out in the Pacific, and Mount Vernon made a
dangerous run to Singapore with reinforcements and to evacuate refugees just before that city fell. Mount Vernon continued to operate in the Pacific theater until May 1944, while Wakefield operated predominantly in the Atlantic except for three trips to the Pacific.
The ships had a maximum cargo boom capacity of 30 tons.
| Mount Vernon |
Arrived 1941-12 (Durban) | Withdrawn 1944-5 |
| Wakefield |
Arrived 1941-12 (Durban) |
References
NavSource.org (accessed 2011-3-28)
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia © 2011-2012 by Kent G. Budge. Index
