The USS Henderson possessed accommodations for a crew of about
two hundred and space for some 1500 Marines, as well as stable space
for thirty-six horses or mules. However, wartime necessities
dictated the removal of the stable spaces, an increase in the number
of crew members and the installation of standee bunks.
The Henderson possessed a length of 483 feet, a beam of 63 feet and a
displacement of 10,000 tons. She carried eight five-inch
fifty-calibre guns and two three-inch fifty-calibre anti-aircraft
guns, in addition to a depth charge launching device.
She was equipped with three oil-burning boilers and two reciprocating
engines which developed 4000 horse-power, designed to make 14 knots
on 90 revolutions. She carried 1400 tons of oil which, at a speed of
12 knots, gave her a steaming radius of 8000 miles.
~~ Information derived from The War Record of the USS Henderson,
by Lt Henry J. Fry, Chaplain's Corps, USN, published by Brooklyn
Eagle Press, 1919.
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