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U.S.S. MONROVIA

(APA-31)

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APA-31 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAR1942-Keel Date: 26 MAR 1942
at Bethlehem Steel
SEP1942-Launch Date: 19 SEP 1942
DEC1942-Commissioned: 1 DEC 1942
OCT1944-Shellback Initiation - 2 OCT 1944 - Pacific Ocean
NOV1951-MAY1952Mediterranean
MAR1953-OCT1953Mediterranean
SEP1953-SEP1953Assisted earthquake victims in Ithica Greece
JAN1956-DEC1956Mediterranean
MAR1956-OCT1956Mediterranean
MAR1956-OCT1956Mediterranean
JAN1957-JUL1957Mediterranean
FEB1957-AUG1957Mediterranean
MAY1958-OCT1958Mediterranean-Lebanon
JUL1958-SEP1958Beirut Lebanon Marine landing
JUL1959-MAR1960Mediterranean
JUL1959-MAR1960Mediterranean
JUL1959-MAR1960Mediterranean
NOV1960-MAY1961Mediterranean
APR1962-OCT1962Cuban Missle Blockade
OCT1962-OCT1962Cuban Missle Blockade
JAN1963-MAR1963Caribbean
MAY1964-OCT1964Mediterranean
MAY1965-JUN1965Dominican Republic invasion/revolution
OCT1965-APR1966Mediterranean
APR1967-MAY1967Guantanamo Bay
JAN1968-MAY1968Mediterranean
JAN1968-JUN1968Mediterranean

APA-31 General Specifications

Class: Crescent City class attack transport

Named for: Monrovia

Complement: 55 Officers and 500 Enlisted

Displacement: 8889 tons

Length: 491 feet

Beam: 65 feet 9 inches

Flank Speed: 16 knots

Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 1968