HMS Begum (D38)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Bolinas |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down | 3 August 1942 |
| Launched | 11 November 1942 |
| Commissioned | 22 July 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 1 August 1943 |
| Fate | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Begum |
| Commissioned | 2 August 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 26 February 1946 |
| Identification | Pennant number:D38 |
| Fate | Sold as merchant ship; scrapped in 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type |
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| Displacement | 15,390 tons |
| Length | 494 ft (151 m) |
| Beam | 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
| Draught | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam turbines, 1 shaft, 8,500 shp (6,338 kW) |
| Speed | 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h) |
| Complement | 646 officers and men |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 24 |
USS Bolinas (CVE-36) (originally AVG-36, then later ACV-36) was an escort carrier launched 11 November 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding, Tacoma, Washington; sponsored by Mrs. G. B. Sherwood, wife of Commander Sherwood; and commissioned 22 July 1943, Captain H. L. Meadow in command.