USS Mount Hood (AE-11) was the lead ship of her class of ammunition ships for the United States Navy in World War II. She was the first ship named after Mount Hood, a volcano in the Cascade Range in the US state of Oregon.

The USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29), a Kilauea-class ammunition ship, was commissioned on 1 MAY 1971. USS MOUNT HOOD was built by Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, Maryland outside of Baltimore. After commissioning and shake down training she sailed for her homeport of Concord, California.

USS Mount Hood (AE-29) was a Kilauea-class ammunition ship in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy munitions ship to be named after Mount Hood, a volcano in the Cascade Range in Oregon.

At 0855 on 10 November 1944 in Seeadler Harbor, Manus Island, Admiralty Islands (near New Guinea), an explosion occurred amidships near the Number 3 and Number 4 holds on the new ammunition ship...

USS MOUNT HOOD was the fourth ship in the KILAUEA class of ammunition ships and the second ship in the fleet to bear the name of the extinct volcano in the Cascade Mountain Range of Oregon.

USS Mount Hood (AE-11) blew up with 4,500 tons of explosives at 0803, 10 November 1944. The disaster occurred in Seeadler Harbor, Naval Base, Manus, Admiralty Islands. All of the 350 officers and men on board were killed instantly. Mount Hood …

USS Mount Hood may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy: USS Mount Hood (AE-11), an ammunition ship in service during World War II in the Pacific Ocean; USS Mount Hood (AE-29), an ammunition ship in service from 1971 to 1999

2024年1月16日 · On November 10, 1944, the USS Mount Hood, an ammunition ship anchored in Seeadler Harbor, Manus Island, spontaneously exploded, resulting in one of the most catastrophic non-combat-related disasters in U.S. Navy history.

Class: Mount Hood-class ammunition ship (Type C2-S-AJ1) Named for: Mount Hood. Complement: 267 Officers and Enlisted . Displacement: 13910 tons. Length: 459 feet 2 inches . Beam: 63 feet . Flank Speed: 16 knots . Final Disposition: Exploded on 10 November 1944

USS Mount Hood (AE-11) was the lead ship of her class of ammunition ships for the United States Navy in World War II. She was the first ship named after Mount Hood, a volcano in the Cascade Range in Oregon.