USS Refuge

USS Refuge (AH-11), was a hospital ship of the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was built in 1921 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., of Camden, New Jersey, as SS Blue Hen State, but was renamed President Garfield in 1923 and then SS President Madison in 1940 for service with American President Lines. Acquired by the Navy from the War Shipping Administration on 11 April 1942 the ship was commissioned as the transport USS Kenmore until conversion to a hospital ship.

For other ships with the same name, see USS Kenmore, SS President Garfield, and SS President Madison.
History
United States
Name
  • 1921–1922: Blue Hen State
  • 1922–1940: President Garfield
  • 1940–1942: President Madison
  • 1942–1944: Kenmore
  • 1944–1948: Refuge
OperatorAmerican President Lines
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding, Camden, New Jersey
Cost$4,088,274.71
Yard numberhull 250
Launched23 February 1921 as Blue Hen State
CompletedJune 1921
FateSold for scrap 2 February 1948
United States
NameUSS Kenmore (AP-62)
Acquired11 April 1942
Commissioned5 August 1942
Decommissioned16 September 1943
FateConverted to hospital ship
United States
NameUSS Refuge (AH-11)
Commissioned24 February 1944
Decommissioned2 April 1946
Stricken8 May 1946
Honours and
awards		1 battle star (WWII)
FateSold for scrap, 2 February 1948
General characteristics
TypeDesign 1095 ship known commercially as "502" Type
Tonnage10,501 GRT
Displacement16,800 long tons (17,070 t)
Length
  • 502 ft 1 in (153.0 m) LBP
  • 522 ft 8 in (159.3 m) LOA
Beam62 ft (18.9 m)
Draft26 ft (7.9 m) (limiting)
PropulsionReciprocating Engines, Twin Screw
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity626 patients
Complement(Navy) 543 officers and enlisted
ArmamentNone
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