SS Munargo (1921)
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| Laid down: | 30 September 1920 |
| Launched: | 17 September 1921 |
| Acquired: | 31 December 1921 |
| Out of service: | March 1946 |
| Fate: | scrapped in 1957 |
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| Tonnage: | 6,484 GRT |
| Displacement: | 7,100 tons |
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| Propulsion: | steam turbine, single propeller, 5,800shp |
| Speed: | 16 kts |
| Complement: | Navy: 254 |
| Armament: | Navy service only: one single 5 in (130 mm) dual purpose gun mount, four 3 in (76 mm) guns, eight 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns |
SS Munargo was a commercial cargo and passenger ship built for the Munson Steamship Lines by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey launched 17 September 1921. Munargo operated for the line in the New York-Bahamas-Cuba-Miami service passenger cargo trade. In June 1930 the United States and Mexican soccer teams took passage aboard Munargo from New York to Uruguay for the 1930 FIFA World Cup. The ship was acquired by the War Shipping Administration and immediately purchased by the War Department for service as a troop carrier during World War II. Shortly after acquisition the War Department transferred the ship to the U.S. Navy which commissioned the ship USS Munargo (AP-20). She operated in the Atlantic Ocean for the Navy until returned to the War Department in 1943 for conversion into the Hospital ship USAHS Thistle.
Munargo keel laying was 30 September 1920 with launched on 17 September 1921 and delivery 31 December 1921 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey to the Munson Steamship Lines. The ship's specifications were a length of 413 ft 8 in (126.09 m), beam of 57 ft 8 in (17.58 m) and draft of 23 ft 8 in (7.21 m) and tonnage of 6,484 GRT.
The ship arrived in New York from the yards with Frank C. Munson, president of the line, and notable guests that included the Consul Generals of Cuba and Great Britain at New York in time for a New Year's Eve party aboard.Munagro was set for her first commercial voyage on 7 January 1922 with accommodations for 297 passengers with all outside staterooms, an open verandah lounge and an 11,000 mile cruising range with plans to alternate the New York-Bahamas-Cuba-Miami service with the line's other ship Munamar.
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