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USS MONITICELLO was the eighth and final THOMASTON - class dock landing ship and the third ship in the Navy named after the home of President Thomas Jefferson near Charlottesville Va., noted as a landmark in American domestic architecture, and designed by Jefferson himself. Decommissioned on September 30, 1985, and stricken from the Navy list on February 24, 1992, the MONTICELLO is currently berthed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benecia, Calif., awaiting final disposal.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: October 14, 1954 |
| Keel laid: June 6, 1955 | |
| Launched: August 10, 1956 | |
| Commissioned: March 29, 1957 | |
| Decommissioned: September 30, 1985 | |
| Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss. | |
| Propulsion system: two 600 psi boilers, twp geared turbines | |
| Propellers: two | |
| Length: 510 feet (155.5 meters) | |
| Beam: 84 feet (25.6 meters) | |
| Draft: 19 feet (5.8 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 11,300 tons full load | |
| Speed: 22 knots | |
| Well deck capacity: three LCU or nine LCM-8 or 50 AAV | |
| Aircraft: helo platform only | |
| Crew: Ship: 18 officers, 330 enlisted | |
| Marine Detachment: approx. 330 Marines | |
| Armament: two dual 3-inch/50-caliber Mk-33 gun mounts |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS MONTICELLO. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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