USS Genesee (AT-55)

USS Genesee (Fleet Tug No. 55) at Queenstown, Ireland, in 1918
USS Genesee (Fleet Tug No. 55) at Queenstown, Ireland, in 1918
History
United States
NameSS Monocacy
NamesakeMonocacy River in Maryland
OwnerPhiladelphia and Reading Railway
Builder
Laid downdate unknown
Launched1905
In service1905
Out of service27 July 1917
FateSold to U.S. Navy, 27 July 1917
United States
NameUSS Monocacy (SP-1116)
Acquired27 July 1917
In service25 September 1917
RenamedUSS Genesee, 10 November 1917
Namesake
Commissioned10 November 1917
ReclassifiedAT-55, 17 July 1920
Honours and
awards
1 Battle Stars (World War II)
FateScuttled 5 May 1942 at Corregidor
CapturedRefloated by Japanese after 5 May 1942 as Patrol Boat No. 107[1]
Japan
NamePatrol Boat No. 107
Acquiredafter 5 May 1942
FateSunk 5 November 1944 off Lubang Island 14°23′N 120°25′E / 14.383°N 120.417°E / 14.383; 120.417[1]
General characteristics (as Genesee)
Displacement688 tons
Length170 ft (52 m)
Beam29 ft (8.8 m)
Draft16 ft (4.9 m)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Armament1 × 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.

  1. ^ a b Cressman, Robert (2000). "Chapter VI: 1944". The official chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-149-3. OCLC 41977179.