As the Dutch Raki
as the American USS Bogue
IMO 5289510 and national official number 2269 Z AMT 1948. Laid down by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation Inc., Tacoma, Washington, USA with yard number 21 under a Maritime Commisioned contract (MC hull 247), on 3 August 1942, redesignated as the ACV-36 after a reclassification as an auxiliary aircraft carrier on 20 August 1942, launched as the USS Bogue-class escort aircraft carrier (USS Bolinas (CVE 36) on 11 November 1942, reclassified as an escort aircraft carrier and redesignated as the CVE-36 on 15 July 1943, commissioned on 22 July 1943, decommissioned on 1 August 1943, handed over to the British Royal Navy under a Lend-Lease agreement, commissioned on 2 August 1943 as the Ruler-class escort carrier HMS Begum (D38), modified by Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd, Lapointe Pier North, Vancouver, Canada between 4 August and December 1943, decommissioned on 26 February 1946, disposal approved on 6 June 1946, stricken on 19 June 1946, sold to the Waterman Steamship Corporation in April 1946, rebuilt by the Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Mobile, Alabama, USA into a cargo ship, sold to the Dutch government in April 1947, as the Raki on 15 June 1948 added to the fleet of the N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands with call sign PGYI, sold in May 1866 to the Zui Kong Steamship Company Limited, Keelung, Taiwan, managed by Associated Maritime Industries Incorporation, New York, USA, Liberia-flagged, homeport Monrovia, since 1968 managed by her owner, Taiwan-flagged and homeport Keelung, sold to be broken up in early 1974, departed Hong Kong on 20 February 1974m arrived the same month at Keelung and on 24 January 1974 started the Chin Tai Steel Enterprise Company Limited with breaking her up.
Deadweight 1.680,00 tons, gross tonnage 8.204,00 tons, net tonnage 4.855,00 tons, grain capacity 799.000 cubic feet, bale capacity 725.000 feet and as dimensions 143,46 (between perpendicular)-149,96 (over all) x 21,26 (registered) x 13,08 (registered depth) x 8,97 (registered draught) metres. Machine consisted of 2 steam turbines with a horsepower of 8,500 bhp making a speed of 16 knots possible. Single screw. Of the so-called C3-S-A1 (Baby Flattop) type with a open shelter deck , Steel built and with 3 decks. As the Begum a displacement of 15.390 tons. Her crew numbered then 646 men and she carried 24 aircraft. Her speed was 18,5 knots. Her armament included 8x2-4cm Bofors and 20/35 x 1-2xm Oerlikons.
