Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AE-11 USS Mount Hood

• Wrangell class Ammunition Ship:
• Displacement: 14,960 tons (full load)
• Length: 459'
• Beam: 63'
• Draft: 28'
• Speed: 14 knots (max)
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP; 4 3"/50 DP; 2x2 40mm; 8x2 20mm
• Complement: 267
• Cargo: 7,700 DWT
• Maritime Commission C2-S-AJ1 type
• Built at North Carolina Shipbuilding Co., converted at Norfolk Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. and Norfolk Navy Yard, and commissioned 1 July 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Mount Hood
• Documents regarding the loss of Mount Hood

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