USS Bottineau (APA-235)
USS Bottineau (APA-235) underway, date and place unknown |
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| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Bottineau (APA-235) |
| Namesake: | Bottineau County, North Dakota |
| Builder: | Kaiser Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 11 October 1944 |
| Launched: | 22 November 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs Paul Durand |
| Acquired: | 30 December 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 30 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 August 1955 |
| Reclassified: | LPA-235, 1 January 1969 |
| Struck: | 1 July 1961 |
| Honours and awards: |
One battle star for World War II |
| Fate: | Disposed of between July '83 and January '84; probably sold for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Haskell-class attack transport |
| Tonnage: | 150,000 cu. ft, 2,900 tons |
| Displacement: | 6,720 tons (lt), 14,837 t. (fl) |
| Length: | 455 ft |
| Beam: | 62 ft |
| Draft: | 24 ft |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Joshua Hendy geared turbine, 2 x Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 x propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500 |
| Speed: | 17.5 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
2 x LCM, 12 x LCVP, 3 x LCPU |
| Capacity: | 86 Officers 1,475 Enlisted |
| Crew: | 56 Officers, 480 enlisted |
| Armament: | 1 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount, 1 x quad 40mm gun mount, 4 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 x single 20mm gun mounts |
| Notes: | MCV Hull No. 681, hull type VC2-S-AP5 |
USS Bottineau (APA-235) was a Haskell-class attack transport that saw service with the US Navy in World War II.
Bottineau was named after Bottineau County, North Dakota. She was launched on 22 November 1944 by Kaiser Shipbuilding of Vancouver, Washington, under a Maritime Commission contract; transferred to the Navy 30 December, and commissioned the same day, Captain H. B. Edgar in command.
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