>From the “Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships,” 

(1959) Vol. 1 A-B, p.138.





BOLINAS



CVE-36

Displacement:  8,333 t.

Length:  492’

Extreme Width:  111’6”

Draft:  26’

Speed:  17 k.

Complement:  890

Class:  PRINCE WILLIAM



	BOLINAS (CVE-36) was launched 11 November 1942 by 

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Tacoma, Wash.; sponsored by 

Mrs. G.B. Sherwood, wife of Commander Sherwood; and 

commissioned 22 July 1943, Captain H.L. Meadow in command.



	On 2 August 1943, after being decommissioned, BOLINAS 

was transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease and 

renamed HMS BEGUM.  BEGUM served with the British Navy 

during World War II and, after her return, was declared 

surplus by the U.S. Navy.  She was sold by the Navy, 16 

April 1947.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

mhansen2@home.com