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|  ONI 222 |
| Tonnage | 16,720 tons fully loaded |
| Dimensions | 491'10" by 69'6" by 26'6" 149.91m by 21.18m by 8.08m |
| Maximum speed | 18 knots |
| Complement | 618 |
| Armament | 1 5"/51
gun 4 3"/50 AA guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft General Electric geared
turbine (8500 shp) 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers |
| Passengers | 2500 |
| Modifications |
Light antiaircraft upgraded to 2x2 40mm Bofors AA guns, 10 20mm Oerlikon AA guns, |
The Presidents were
completed from 1941 to the end of
the war. They were Maritime
Commission
standard C3-P&C
passenger
and
cargo ships converted to troop transports,
which
made for reasonable accomodations for the troops. They were
capable of
carrying up to 32 LCVPs
and 2 LCM(3) to
get the troops ashore. (These landing
craft would not have
been available early in the war.)
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President Madison |
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Willard A. Holbrook |
With Pensacola Convoy en route to Philippines |
| President Adams | Arrived 1942-1 |
| President Hayes | Arrived 1942-1-13 |
| President Jackson | Arrived 1942-1-16 (San Diego) |
| President Monroe | Arrived 1943-7-18 (San Francisco) |
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