USS Genesee (AT-55)
.png) USS Genesee (Fleet Tug No. 55) at Queenstown, Ireland, in 1918
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | SS Monocacy |
| Namesake | Monocacy River in Maryland |
| Owner | Philadelphia and Reading Railway |
| Builder |
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| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 1905 |
| In service | 1905 |
| Out of service | 27 July 1917 |
| Fate | Sold to U.S. Navy, 27 July 1917 |
| United States | |
| Name | USS Monocacy (SP-1116) |
| Acquired | 27 July 1917 |
| In service | 25 September 1917 |
| Renamed | USS Genesee, 10 November 1917 |
| Namesake |
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| Commissioned | 10 November 1917 |
| Reclassified | AT-55, 17 July 1920 |
| Honours and awards | Battle Stars (World War II ) |
| Fate | Scuttled 5 May 1942 at Corregidor |
| Captured | Refloated by Japanese after 5 May 1942 as Patrol Boat No. 107[1] |
 Japan | |
| Name | Patrol Boat No. 107 |
| Acquired | after 5 May 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk 5 November 1944 off Lubang Island 14°23′N 120°25′E / 14.383°N 120.417°E[1] |
| General characteristics (as Genesee) | |
| Displacement | 688 tons |
| Length | 170 ft (52 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Armament | 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun |
USS Genesee (AT-55), formerly Monocacy, was a
fleet tug in the U.S. Navy in World War I and World War II built in 1905. She was scuttled on 5 May 1942 at Corregidor to avoid capture. Nevertheless, she was raised by the Japanese
and designated as Patrol Boat No. 107. She was sunk by American planes on 5 November 1944.
Operational history
Monocacy was built in 1905 by the
Philadelphia Navy Yard
on 25 September 1917, designated SP-1116. She was commissioned 10 November 1917 as USS Genesee (Fleet Tug No. 55).
Genesee sailed from Philadelphia 20 November 1917 and, after joining a convoy at
Spalato, Dalmatia, and in Castella Bay
. On 17 July 1920 Genesee was designated AT-55.
Next assigned to the Far East, Genesee arrived
Cavite, Luzon, 7 September 1920 for permanent duty on the Asiatic Station. She spent the summer of 1921 with the fleet at Chefoo
, China, and returned to Cavite 19 September. Subsequently she operated as a tug, a ferry, and a target tow in the Philippines until she was scuttled at Corregidor 5 May 1942 to avoid capture.
Subsequently raised by the Japanese, she was designated Patrol Boat No. 107. On 5 November 1944, American
Task Group 38.3 sank Patrol Boat No. 107 off Lubang Island (14°23′N 120°25′E / 14.383°N 120.417°E).[1]
Genesee was awarded one
battle star
for World War II service in the U.S. Navy.
References
- ^ OCLC 41977179.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- Priolo, Gary P. (10 March 2006). "Monocacy (SP-1116), Fleet Tug No. 55 / AT-55 Genesee". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
