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	PG-20, June 1920 PR-2, 15 June 1928
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	2 × 6-pounder guns 6 × machine guns

USS Monocacy was one of two shallow draft gunboats designed for service on the upper Yangtze River over 900 miles (1,400 km) inland.^[1] 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, or 27 April 1914 she was launched, sponsored by Mrs. Andrew E. Carter, and commissioned 24 June 1914.