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|  ONI 222 |
| Tonnage | 11,295 tons |
| Dimensions | 459' by 63' by 28' 139.90m by 19.20m by 8.53m |
| Maximum speed | 14 knots |
| Complement | 267 |
| Armament | 15"/38
dual-purpose gun 4 3"/50 AA guns 4 40mm Bofors AA guns 16 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery | 1-shaft General Electric geared
turbine (6000 shp) 2 Babcock and Wilcox boilers |
| Bunkerage | 1670 tons fuel oil |
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Range |
16,200 nautical miles (30,000 km) at 10.5 knots |
| Cargo | 7725 tons |
The Mount Hoods were Maritime
Commission
C2-S-AJ1 hulls converted to
use as munitions ships in 1944-45. Only those ships completed in time
for service in the Pacific are listed here.
Mount Hood herself was destroyed when her cargo exploded at Seeadler Harbor on 11 November 1944.
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Arrived 1944-8-28 |
Destroyed by cargo explosion 1944-11-11 at Seeadler Harbor | |
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Arrived 1944-12-7 |
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| Firedrake |
Arrived 1945-2-22 |
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| Vesuvius |
Arrived 1945-3-12 |
References
Navsource.org (accessed 2011-4-39)
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