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USAV Bower (HA-9)

Aircraft Retrieving Vessel
  • Laid down in 1942 as a "Design No. 210, 150 Foot Steel Diesel Retrieving Vessel" at Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding & Dry Dock, Sturgeon Bay, WI.
  • Launched in 1942-43
  • Delivered, in January 1943, to the US Army Quartermaster Corps.
  • Commissioned USAV Bower (HA-9), 1943
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 483 t.
    Length 150'
    Beam 32'
    Draft 8'
    Speed unknown
    Largest Boom Capacity 30 t.
    Complement unknown
    Cargo Capacity 500 t.
    Armament
    four 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion two 300hp GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines
    twin screws
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    30020901    		 98k USAV Bower (HA-9) underway, date and location unknown.
    Photo from Kay Dragan, Door County Maritime Museum     		John Spivey
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