While on the subject of the USS Monterrey. There were two other Naval ships with that name.
FIRST USS MONTERREY
The very first USS Monterrey was a steamer purchased by the Union Navy in the Civil War and used on the west coast as a tugboat. It was built in 1862 as a steam screw tug and purchased in 1863 and renamed the USS Monterrey.
It towed ships until 1892 when it was scrapped the following year. It mounted two guns.
SECOND USS MONTERREY
BM-6 and commissioned 13 February 1893. Mounted 2 x 12 inch, 2 x 10 inch, and 6 6-pdrs. with a crew of 210.
THIRD USS MONTERREY
CVL-26. A WWII light aircraft carrier. Originally laid down as a light cruiser. Participated in the Pacific Theatre. Decommissioned 1956 and scrapped. It carried 45 aircraft and had a crew of 1,569.
From Wikipedia
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
