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USS Genesee (AT-55)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Genesee.
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.
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![]() USS Genesee (Fleet Tug No. 55) at Queenstown, Ireland, in 1918 | |
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Name | SS Monocacy |
Namesake | Monocacy River in Maryland |
Owner | Philadelphia and Reading Railway |
Builder | |
Laid down | date unknown |
Launched | 1905 |
In service | 1905 |
Out of service | 27 July 1917 |
Fate | Sold to U.S. Navy, 27 July 1917 |
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Name | USS Monocacy (SP-1116) |
Acquired | 27 July 1917 |
In service | 25 September 1917 |
Renamed | USS Genesee, 10 November 1917 |
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Commissioned | 10 November 1917 |
Reclassified | AT-55, 17 July 1920 |
Honours and awards | ![]() |
Fate | Scuttled 5 May 1942 at Corregidor |
Captured | Refloated by Japanese after 5 May 1942 as Patrol Boat No. 107[1] |
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Name | Patrol Boat No. 107 |
Acquired | after 5 May 1942 |
Fate | Sunk 5 November 1944 off Lubang Island 14°23′N 120°25′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 |
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