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USS BOLINAS   (CVE-36)  /  HMS BEGUM   (D38)

CLASS - BOGUE
Displacement 7,800 Tons, Dimensions, 495' 8" (oa) x 69' 6" x 26' (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/51 4 x 40mm, 10 x 20mm, 28 Aircraft.
Machinery, 8,500 SHP; Allis-Chambers, Geared Turbines, 1 screw
Speed, 17.5 Knots, Crew 890.
Fate: April 1947: Sold for commercial service and converted to cargo ship, renamed Raki (Dutch flag). 1966: Sold to C. Y. Tung, Hong Kong, renamed I Yung. April 1974: Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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CVE-36 Bolinas / HMS Begum
NS0303601		 91k Good low level image showing details of this class. IWM
CVE-36 Bolinas / HMS Begum
NS0303602		 61k HMS Begum serving with the Eastern Fleet in 1944. Avengers and Wildcats of 832 Squadron are on deck. Haze Gray & Underway

For more photos and information about this ship, see:
HMS BEGUM (D38) History, ex-USS BOLINAS (CVE-36)
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)
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Hazegray & Underway World Aircraft Carrier Pages By Andrew Toppan.
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