USS Camanga (AG-42)
S.S. Point Bonita (American freighter, 1918) On a trial trip on 22 June 1918 near the yard of her builder, the Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland, Oregon. This ship was in commission as USS Point Bonita (ID # 3496) from October 1918 to April 1919 |
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| Career (USA) | |
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| Name: | USS Camanga |
| Namesake: | One of the Philippine Islands |
| Ordered: | as ID-3496 |
| Builder: | Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, Oregon |
| Laid down: | 27 March 1918 |
| Completed: | in 1918 |
| Acquired: | by the Navy, 7 October 1918; reacquired 25 April 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 7 October 1918 as USS Point Bonita (ID-3496) |
| Decommissioned: | 7 April 1919, at New York City |
| In service: | 25 April 1942 as USS Camanga (AG-42) |
| Out of service: | 10 December 1945, at San Francisco, California |
| Struck: | date unknown |
| Homeport: | Noumea |
| Fate: | 3 November 1953; ran aground at the tip of the south jetty at Coquille, Oregon, and subsequently made part of the jetty. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | commercial cargo ship |
| Tonnage: | 2,671 tons |
| Tons burthen: | 5,418 tons |
| Length: | 300' |
| Beam: | 44' |
| Draft: | 21' 2" |
| Propulsion: | triple expansion reciprocating steam engine, single screw, 1,470shp |
| Speed: | 9 knots |
| Complement: | 60 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | three single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts; four single 20mm AA gun mounts |
USS Camanga (AG-42) – also known as USS Point Bonita (ID-3496) – was a commercial cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy for service during both World War I, when she was known as USS Point Bonita, and in World War II, when she was known as USS Camanga.
Read more about USS Camanga (AG-42): Constructed in Oregon, World War II Service, Post-war Decommissioning, Wreck