USS President Monroe

USS President Monroe (AP-104) circa late 1945 (Official U.S. Navy Photo No NH 78583)
History
United States
Name	President Monroe (1942 — 1965) Marianna V (1965 — 1973)
Namesake	US President James Monroe
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down	13 November 1939
Launched	7 August 1940
Sponsored by	Mrs Thomas C. Corcoran.
Acquired	19 December 1940; by the Navy, 18 July 1943
Commissioned	20 August 1943
Decommissioned	12 January 1946
Stricken	12 March 1946
Identification	MCV Hull Type C3-P&C, MCV Hull No. 54
Honours and awards	Five battle stars for World War II service
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	President Jackson-class attack transport
Displacement	10,210 long tons (10,370 t)
Length	491 feet 9 inches (149.89 m)
Beam	64 feet 6 inches (19.66 m)
Draft	26 feet 6 inches (8.08 m)
Propulsion	1 x geared drive turbine, 2 x Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 x propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500
Speed	18.4 knots (21.2 mph; 34.1 km/h)
Capacity	Unknown
Complement	512
Armament	1 x 5"/38 caliber gun, 4 x 3"/50 caliber dual-purpose gun mounts, 4 x Bofors 40mm gun mounts

USS President Monroe (AP-104) was a President Jackson-class attack transport.^{[Note 1]} that served with the US Navy during World War II. She was named after Founding Father and the fifth U.S. president, James Monroe.

President Monroe was the sixth of seven C3-P&C type vessels built for American President Lines around-the-world service just prior to the outbreak of World War II. She was laid down 13 November 1939 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newport News, Virginia and launched 7 August 1940.^[1]

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