User:Buster40004/Sandbox/Projects/SS Bozeman Victory

APA#185 (Unnamed) MCV#151 Later built as SS BOZEMAN VICTORY (VC2-S-AP3) by Oregon SB. Disposed of   24 May 44 Scrapped 1972 as CAMPERO.

Class:              HASKELL (APA-117) Design:                MC VC2-S-AP5 Displacement (tons): 6,873 light, 12,450 lim. Dimensions (feet):  455.0' oa, 436.5' pp x 62.0' e x 24.0' lim. Original Armament:  1-5"/38 1-40mmQ 4-40mmT 10-20mm (1944-45: all) Later armaments:     1-5"/38 1-40mmQ 4-40mmT 11>2-20mm (1946-47: APA-144, 172-73, 187, 192, 218-20, 224, 229, 239); 1-5"/38 1-40mmQ 4-40mmT 4<8-20mmT (1946-57: APA-136, 152, 156, 160, 188, 193-96, 199, 201-02, 204, 208, 210, 212-13, 215, 217-18, 219-20, 222, 224, 227-28, 230, 235-37, 239); 1-5"/38 1-40mmQ 4-40mmT (1957-61: APA-188, 194-95, 199, 208, 212-13, 215, 218, 220, 228, 237); 1-40mmQ 4-40mmT (1957-67: APA-195, 199, 208, 210, 212-13, 215, 218, 220, 222, 227, 237); 4-40mmT (1963-65: APA-194, 210, 213) Complement:         536 (1944) Speed (kts.):       17.7 Propulsion (HP):    8,500 Machinery:          Westinghouse, Joshua-Hendy, or Allis-Chalmers turbine, 1 screw

The cargo ship Bozeman Victory had a close call at 0210 on 28 April when she was hit by one of the explosive speedboats while at anchor. Her hull plates were damaged along with her bearings and other parts of the ship. While the damage was serious, she was not holed and her crew was not injured. Several of the main bearings on her port propeller shaft were cracked, which basically immobilized the ship. This attack had the potential for great destruction, as the ship was carrying a cargo of 6,000 tons of ammunition. (38 Armed Guard Unit S.S. Bozeman Victory, Report of Voyage, S.S. Bozeman Victory, 9 June 1945, pp. 1–2.)