USAT Mexico
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| History | |
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| Name | USAT Mexico |
| Owner | New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, Vaginia |
| Launched | 1932 |
| In service | 1932 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 5,236 tons |
| Length | 404 ft |
| Beam | 57 ft 6 in |
| Depth | draft 23 ft 7 in |
| Speed | 17 knots |
| Capacity | 1,130 troops |
Remarks
Previoously known as the SS Colombia she made 13 war related voyages between the US and Europe/Norht Africa before she sailed from Seattle for the SW pacific where she was based for the next 10 months.