SS Monterey
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| Name: | Monterey |
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| Builder: | Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Launched: | 10 October 1931 |
| Completed: | April 1932 |
| Maiden voyage: | 3 June 1932 |
| In service: | 3 Jun 1932–21 Oct 2000 |
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| Identification: | Official Number 231480 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 21 October 2000 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage: | 18,017 GRT |
| Length: | 632 ft (193 m) |
| Beam: | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Bethlehem geared steam turbines, 28,450 shp (21,215.16 kW) |
| Speed: | 22.84 knots (42.30 km/h; 26.28 mph) |
| Capacity: | 701 passengers (472 first class, 229 cabin class) |
| Crew: | 360 |
SS Monterey was a luxury ocean liner launched on 10 October 1931. The ship was completed April 1932 and is shown in registers as a 1932 ship.Monterey was the third of the four ships of the Matson Lines "White Fleet", which were designed by William Francis Gibbs and also included SS Malolo, SS Mariposa and SS Lurline. Monterey was identical to Mariposa and very similar to Lurline. During World War II Monterey was used as a troopship operated by Matson as agents of the War Shipping Administration (WSA).Monterey was a large, fast transport capable of sailing independently and was allocated to serving Army troop transport requirements. The ship was involved in an attack on a convoy near Cape Bougaroun.
Monterey was built to promote travel to Hawaii and for Pacific Ocean liner service including regular stops in ports along the West Coast of the United States, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia. On 12 May 1932 she took 83 passengers from New York City to the West Coast on a positioning cruise. Her maiden voyage officially began 3 June 1932 in San Francisco, California after which she made stops in Los Angeles, Honolulu, Auckland, Pago Pago, Suva, Sydney and Melbourne. She scored a public relations triumph when she carried much-appreciated supplies to the Bear of Oakland on Byrd's second expedition to the South Pole.
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