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U.S.S. BOREAS
(AF-8)BOUNCING B
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AF-8 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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AUG | 1940 | - | Commissioned: 6 AUG 1940 | ||
JAN | 1943 | - | JAN | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
JAN | 1944 | - | JAN | 1946 | Middle Pacific |
MAY | 1945 | - | NOV | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
FEB | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 15 FEB 1946 |
AF-8 General Specifications
Class: Arctic-class stores ship
Complement: 267 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 4654 tons
Length: 416 feet 6 inches
Beam: 53 feet
Draft: 26 feet 5 in
Final Disposition: Scrapped 28 November 1947