USS Monocacy (PG-20)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Monocacy |
| Namesake | Monocacy River in Maryland |
| Builder | Shanghai Dock & Engineering Co. |
| Laid down | 28 April 1913 |
| Launched | 27 April 1914 |
| Commissioned | 24 June 1914 |
| Decommissioned | 31 January 1939 |
| Reclassified |
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| Fate | Scuttled, 10 February 1939 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | River gunboat |
| Displacement | 204 long tons (207 t) |
| Length | 165 ft 6 in (50.44 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
| Draft | 2 ft 5 in (0.74 m) |
| Speed | 13.25 knots (24.54 km/h; 15.25 mph) |
| Complement | 52 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Monocacy was one of two shallow draft gunboats designed for service on the upper Yangtze River over 900 miles (1,400 km) inland. It was pre-constructed at Mare Island Navy Yard in 1912 and then dismantled and shipped to Shanghai, China. She was laid down by the Shanghai Dock & Engineering Co. 28 April 1913. One year later, on 27 April 1914 she was launched, sponsored by Mrs. Andrew E. Carter, and commissioned 24 June 1914.