USS President Monroe
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USS President Monroe was a President Jackson-class attack transport. that served with the US Navy during World War II. She was named after Founding Father and the fifth U.S. president, James Monroe.
USS President Monroe (AP-104) circa late 1945 (Official U.S. Navy Photo No NH 78583)
SS Mariposa (1931)
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SS Mariposa was an ocean liner launched in 1931, one of four ships in the Matson Lines "White Fleet", which included SS Monterey, SS Malolo, and SS Lurline. She was later renamed SS Homeric.
USS President Monroe
…departed San Francisco 12 January 1942 destined for Suva in the Australian – Suva convoy with two other troopships, the President Coolidge and the Mariposa, which were destined for Australia, accompanied by two destroyers and the light cruiser USS Phoenix. This was the first large convoy to Australia and…
Aerial port bow view of Mariposa in March 1944