.jpg) USSBullock (AK-165) moored pierside. | |
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Bullcok |
| Namesake | Bullock County, Alabama |
| Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull,MC hull 2110[1] |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Co.,Richmond, California |
| Yard number | 67[1] |
| Laid down | 26 September 1944 |
| Launched | 2 December 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. J. L. Barker |
| Acquired | 2 March 1945 |
| Commissioned | 2 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 13 March 1946 |
| Stricken | 28 March 1946 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold 20 January 1947[2] |
 Turkey | |
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| Namesake | |
| Owner | Deniz Nakliyati T.A.O.,Turkey |
| Acquired | 18 February 1947 |
| Home port | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Identification | IMO number: 5218212 |
| Fate | Scrapped in January 1982 atAliağa, Turkey |
| General characteristics[3] | |
| Class & type | Alamosa-classcargo ship |
| Type | C1-M-AV1 |
| Tonnage | 5,032 long tonsdeadweight (DWT)[1] |
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| Length | 388 ft 8 in (118.47 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft | 21 ft 1 in (6.43 m) |
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| Propulsion | 1 ×propeller |
| Speed | 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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USSBullock (AK-165) was anAlamosa-classcargo ship commissioned by theU.S. Navy for service inWorld War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
Bullock was laid down under aMaritime Commission contract, MC hull 2110, on 26 September 1944, atRichmond, California, byKaiser Cargo, Inc.; launched on 2 December 1944; sponsored by Mrs. J. L. Barker; acquired by the Navy on 2 March 1945; and commissioned that same day.[4]
After a brief fitting out period atOakland, California, the new cargo ship, with its inexperienced crew, got underway on 19 March 1945 for ashakedown cruise. Trial runs, tests of operating gear, and a full-scale battle problem pointed out deficiencies in both ship and crew that received intensive work during the succeeding weeks.Bullock returned toSan Francisco, California, on 12 April and loaded hull and engine spares, radio and radar gear, and frozen and chilled provisions to carry to theAdmiralty Islands and thePhilippine Islands.Bullock departed San Francisco on 20 April and headed forManus where she arrived 23 days later.[4]
Between 13 May and 14 December,Bullock ferried military passengers and cargo between Manus, the Philippines, theNetherlands East Indies, andNew Guinea. Having entered the war late and consigned to rear areas, the cargo ship never faced an enemy air or surface attack, although, while underway, she still steeredzigzag courses and held battle drills because the threat ofsubmarine attack, remote though it was, still existed.Bullock's mission did not change with the cessation of hostilities in August. She continued to transport supplies until 14 December, when she weighed anchor atManila Bay and headed for theUnited States.[4]
Bullock transited thePanama Canal on 28 January 1946 and reported to theAtlantic Fleet for duty. She arrived inNorfolk, Virginia, on 8 February, but received orders toBaltimore, Maryland, to be decommissioned.Bullock was decommissioned and returned to theMaritime Commission on 13 March 1946, and her name was struck from theNavy list on 28 March 1946.[4] She was purchased byDichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc. in January 1947 for theTurkish government, for whom she began operation in 1947 under the nameEdirne.[2][3]
Bullock went through several name changes in 1947 and 1948. She was renamedEdirne in 1947, thenAdana in 1948, and then again in 1948 she was renamedMalatya. Along with hersister ships, ex-Antrim, renamedKars, ex-Craighead, renamedKastamonu, and ex-Hidalgo, renamedRize, she would, for the next 15 years, provide cargo service between Turkey and Northern Europe. She was finallybroken up in the Turkish port ofAliağa in December 1982.[3]
The record does not indicate anybattle stars forBullock. However, her crew was eligible for the following medals:[3]
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