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SS Conte Grande

Posted: 9 Jun 2015 9:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
My uncle Roy went overseas in January 1943 on the SS Conte Grande, landing in New Zealand early the next month. I can't find a thing about the Conte Grande. Could you please help me?

Darla

Re: SS Conte Grande

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:09AM GMT
Classification: Query
Dear Ms.,
Thank you for your question, it would be my pleasure to help you. Built in Trieste, Italy in 1928, the SS Conte Grande was purchased by the U.S. Navy in April 1942 after the Italian cruise ship was interned in Brazil. Converted to a Troop Ship, the ship was renamed U.S.S. Monticello AP-61. Your uncle shared with you the correct ship, just the pre-WW 2 name. The specific voyage in question is as follows:

Departure Date: January 20, 1943
Departure Location: Los Angeles, California Port of Embarkation
Troop Ship: U.S.S. Monticello AP-61
Arrival Date: February 6, 1943
Arrival Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Good Luck with your quest.

Richard V. Horrell
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