SS Point Bonita (1918)
SS Point Bonita was constructed in 1918 and launched 27 March 1918 after a hull being built for foreign owners at Albina Engine and Machine Works was requisitioned during World War I by the United States Shipping Board (USSB). The ship saw service as the Navy transport USS Point Bonita, assigned Identification Number 3496, from 7 October 1918 to 7 April 1919, was returned to the USSB and saw civilian service with several commercial companies as San Pedro and Oliver Olson before again seeing service in World War II as USS Camanga (AG-42). After return to commercial service as Oliver Olson the ship was wrecked at the entrance to Bandon harbor in Oregon.
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SS Point Bonita (1918)
SS Point Bonita was constructed in 1918 and launched 27 March 1918 after a hull being built for foreign owners at Albina Engine and Machine Works was requisitioned during World War I by the United States Shipping Board (USSB). The ship saw service as the Navy transport USS Point Bonita, assigned Identification Number 3496, from 7 October 1918 to 7 April 1919, was returned to the USSB and saw civilian service with several commercial companies as San Pedro and Oliver Olson before again seeing service in World War II as USS Camanga (AG-42). After return to commercial service as Oliver Olson the ship was wrecked at the entrance to Bandon harbor in Oregon.
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SS Point Bonita was constructe ...... ce to Bandon harbor in Oregon.
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date of acquirement
1918-10-07
1942-04-25
active years end date
1945-12-10
active years start date
1942-04-25
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commissioning date
1918-10-07
completion date
1918-06-24
decommissioning date
1919-04-07
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laying down
1917-05-29
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ship beam (μ)
1,34112e+1
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ship launched
1918-03-27
status
3 November 1953; ran aground a ...... uently made part of the jetty.
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18.785.730
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741.073.076
Ship armament
three single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts; four single 20mm AA gun mounts
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*Point Bonita at the San Francisco Bay entrance
*Camanga, one of the Philippine Islands
Ship notes
United States O/N 216512
Ship ordered
by foreign owners, requisitioned by USSB 1918
Ship propulsion
triple expansion reciprocating steam engine, single screw, 1,470shp
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SS Point Bonita was constructe ...... ce to Bandon harbor in Oregon.
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SS Point Bonita (1918)
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*Camanga
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*Oliver Olson
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*Point Bonita
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*San Pedro
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