- Operational history Transport missions Occupation and demobilization missions Decommissioning
- Commercial service
- References
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- Sponsor: Mrs. Walter Gulley
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}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Bayfield|attack transport}} | Ship type= | Ship tonnage= | Ship displacement=8,100 tons, 16,100 tons fully loaded | Ship tons burthen= | 492|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 69|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} | Ship height= | Ship draught= | 26|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} | Ship depth= | Ship hold depth= | Ship decks= | Ship deck clearance= | Ship ramps= | Ship ice class= | Ship power= | Ship propulsion=General Electric geared turbine, 2 x Foster Wheeler D-type boilers, single propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500 | Ship sail plan= | Ship speed=18 knots | Ship range= | Ship endurance= | Ship test depth= | Ship boats=12 x LCVP, 4 x LCM (Mk-6), 3 x LCP(L) (MK-IV) | Ship capacity=4,500 tons (180,500 cu. ft). | Ship troops= | Ship complement=*Crew: 51 officers, 524 enlisted- Flag: 43 officers, 108 enlisted.
- Troops: 80 officers, 1,146 enlisted
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- 2 × single 40mm AA gun mounts.
- 18 × single 20mm AA gun mounts
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}} | USS Montour (APA-101) was a {{sclass-|Bayfield|attack transport}} that served with the US Navy during World War II. Montour was laid down under Maritime Commission Contract 20 October 1943 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi; launched 10 March 1944; acquired by the Navy on a load charter basis and placed in partial commission 9 June 1944 to steam to Brooklyn, New York, for conversion by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation; and commissioned at New York 9 December 1944, Captain James H. Thatch, Jr., in command. Operational historyTransport missionsFollowing shakedown in Chesapeake Bay, Montour sailed for Hawaii, arriving Pearl Harbor 1 February 1945. Three days later, she proceeded to San Pedro, California, where she reported for yard work. Between 26 March and 1 August, she made two voyages to the Marianas. She embarked troops at San Francisco 11 August, and sailed for the Philippines, arriving San Pedro Bay, Leyte, on 5 September. Occupation and demobilization missionsAssigned to transport troops destined for occupation duty in Japan, Montour departed Lingayen Gulf, arriving at Wakayama Ko, Honshū, 7 October. Montour debarked soldiers at Ise Wan, Honshū 27 October, and then reported for duty with the Operation Magic Carpet fleet for the next four months. She made two voyages from Okinawa to the West Coast, disembarking troops at Portland and San Francisco. DecommissioningReturning to the East Coast, she decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, 19 April 1946. Delivered to the War Shipping Administration 23 April, Montour was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 8 May. Commercial serviceMontour was sold into commercial service in 1947, and scrapped in 1977. References- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m14/montour-i.htm}}
- APA-101 Montour, Navsource Online
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