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U.S.S. BOLIVAR
(APA-34)Click to view crew list
APA-34 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JAN | 1942 | - | JAN | 1944 | West Pac |
MAY | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 13 MAY 1942 at Western Pipe & Steel | ||
SEP | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 7 SEP 1942 | ||
MAR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 15 MAR 1943 | ||
JUN | 1944 | - | JUL | 1944 | D Day |
OCT | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 2 OCT 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
APR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 29 APR 1946 |
APA-34 General Specifications
Class: Bayfield-class attack transport
Complement: 769 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 11760 tons
Length: 492 feet
Beam: 69 feet 6 inches
Draft: 26 feet 6 in
Final Disposition: Disappeared from mercantile records in 1973