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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by Maj Max Fischer - Deceased
USS�Montrose�(APA-212)�was a�Haskell�class�attack transport�that saw service with the�US Navy�in�World War II, the�Korean War�and�Vietnam War.�Montrose�was named after a county in�Colorado.
Specifications:� Displacement�6,873 t. (lt) 14,837 t (fl)� Length�455'� Beam�62'� Speed�17.7 kts. Complement
Officer 99
Enlisted 503 Enlisted Troop Accommodations
Officers 86
Enlisted 1,475 Largest Boom Capacity�30 t. Cargo Capacity�2,900 DWT
non-refrigerated 150,000 Cu ft Boats
two LCMs
one open LCPL
one covered LCPL (Captain's Gig)
two LCPRs
eighteen LCVPs Armament
one 5"/38 cal dual-purpose gun mount
one quad 40mm AA gun mount
four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
ten single 20mm AA gun mounts Fuel Capacities
NSFO 7,780 Bbls
Diesel 970 Bbls Propulsion
one Westinghouse geared turbine
two Combustion Engineering header-type boilers, 465psi 750�
double Westinghouse Main Reduction Gears
three 300Kw 120V/240V D.C. Ship's Service Generators
single propeller, 8,500shp