Description<p>Built as SS WASHINGTON at New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, New jersey in 1933. Acquired by the US Navy and renamed USS MOUNT VERNON (AP-22) in June 1941. Length: 216 metres. Displacement 34,600 t. Draft: 9.6 metres. Twin screw steam turbine. Speed: 20kts. Complement: 766. Troop Capacity: 6,031.</p>
<p>First called at Wellington on 15 March 1942 aftre delivering 5000 men of the 32 Infantry Division to Adelaide. She sailed 2 days later for San Francisco but was to return a number of times during the war.</p>Date posted9th December 2010
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (30th Aug 2019). USS Mount Vernon (AP-22). In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 14th Apr 2021 23:48, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/386
