USS Boulder Victory (AK-227)
| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Boulder Victory |
| Namesake: | A city in north, central Colorado located about 25 miles northwest of Denver, Colorado. It is the seat of government for Boulder County, Colorado. |
| Ordered: | as type (VC2-S-AP2) hull, MCV hull 536 |
| Builder: | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
| Yard number: | Yard No.1 |
| Laid down: | 18 June 1944 |
| Launched: | 31 August 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Miss Elsa Maxwell |
| Commissioned: | 12 October 1944 as USS Boulder Victory (AK-227) |
| Decommissioned: | 4 January 1946, at San Francisco, California |
| Struck: | 21 January 1946 |
| Honours and awards: |
American Campaign Medal |
| Fate: | scrapped in the mid-1980s |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Boulder Victory-class cargo ship |
| Displacement: | 15,589 tons |
| Length: | 455' |
| Beam: | 62' |
| Draft: | 29' 2" |
| Propulsion: | steam turbine, single propeller, 8,500shp |
| Speed: | 15.5 knots |
| Complement: | 99 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount; one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount |
USS Boulder Victory (AK-227) was a Boulder Victory-class cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. She carried ammunition into the Pacific Ocean war zone and, on 20 December 1944 at Manus, New Guinea, she struck a naval mine and suffered a very large hole in her side.
Fortunately, her ammunition did not explode due to the sudden inrush of seawater; however, her operations were somewhat limited after that unfortunate event and post-war she returned to the United States for disposal by the Navy and a continued maritime career.
Read more about USS Boulder Victory (AK-227): Victory Built in Richmond, California, World War II Service, Post-war Decommissioning, Honors and Awards
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