DescriptionBuilt 1919 at Harland & Wolff, Belfast for President Lines as PRESIDENT GRANT. Length: 183 metres. Displacement: 33,000 t. Draft: 10.4 metres. Steam turbine. Speed: 14.5 kts. Crew 712.</p>
<p>REPUBLIC called at Wellington on 12 January 1942. She had sailed from San Francisco for Manila in November 1941 but after Pearl Harbour was diverted to Dutch East Indies (Indonesia)and was on her way back to USA after landing refugees in Australia.
Particulars of Ship
Propulsionnot specified
Connections
CollectionVisiting ShipsFile pathwayNZ Marine History
US Forces 2nd World War
Some of the Ships which visited NZ
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (15th Aug 2019). USS Republic (AP-33). In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 12th Aug 2020 20:11, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/388
