USS Bullock

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USS Bullock (AK-165) moored pierside.
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameBullcok
Namesake Bullock County, Alabama
Orderedas type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2110 [1]
Builder Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Richmond, California
Yard number67 [1]
Laid down26 September 1944
Launched2 December 1944
Sponsored byMrs. J. L. Barker
Acquired2 March 1945
Commissioned2 March 1945
Decommissioned13 March 1946
Stricken28 March 1946
Identification
FateSold 20 January 1947 [2]
Flag of Turkey.svgTurkey
Name
  • Edirne (1947–1948)
  • Adana (1948)
  • Malatya (1948–1983)
Namesake
OwnerDeniz Nakliyati T.A.O., Turkey
Acquired18 February 1947
Homeport Istanbul, Turkey
Identification IMO number:  5218212
FateScrapped in January 1982 at Aliağa, Turkey
General characteristics [3]
Class and type Alamosa-class cargo ship
Type C1-M-AV1
Tonnage5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT) [1]
Displacement
  • 2,382 long tons (2,420 t) (standard)
  • 7,450 long tons (7,570 t) (full load)
Length388 ft 8 in (118.47 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Installed power
Propulsion1 × propeller
Speed11.5  kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
  • 3,945 t (3,883 long tons) DWT
  • 9,830 cu ft (278 m3) (refrigerated)
  • 227,730 cu ft (6,449 m3) (non-refrigerated)
Complement
  • 15 Officers
  • 70 Enlisted
Armament

USS Bullock (AK-165) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.

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Construction

Bullock was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2110, on 26 September 1944, at Richmond, California, by Kaiser 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]

Service history

World War II Pacific Theatre operations

After a brief fitting out period at Oakland, California, the new cargo ship, with its inexperienced crew, got underway on 19 March 1945 for a shakedown 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 to San Francisco, California, on 12 April and loaded hull and engine spares, radio and radar gear, and frozen and chilled provisions to carry to the Admiralty Islands and the Philippine Islands. Bullock departed San Francisco on 20 April and headed for Manus where she arrived 23 days later. [4]

Operating in "rear areas"

Between 13 May and 14 December, Bullock ferried military passengers and cargo between Manus, the Philippines, the Netherlands East Indies, and New 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 steered zigzag courses and held battle drills because the threat of submarine 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 at Manila Bay and headed for the United States. [4]

Post-war decommissioning

Bullock transited the Panama Canal on 28 January 1946 and reported to the Atlantic Fleet for duty. She arrived in Norfolk, Virginia, on 8 February, but received orders to Baltimore, Maryland, to be decommissioned. Bullock was decommissioned and returned to the Maritime Commission on 13 March 1946, and her name was struck from the Navy list on 28 March 1946. [4] She was purchased by Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc. in January 1947 for the Turkish government, for whom she began operation in 1947 under the name Edirne. [2] [3]

Turkish service

Bullock went through several name changes in 1947 and 1948. She was renamed Edirne in 1947, then Adana in 1948, and then again in 1948 she was renamed Malatya. Along with her sister ships, ex-Antrim, renamed Kars, ex-Craighead, renamed Kastamonu, and ex-Hidalgo, renamed Rize, she would, for the next 15 years, provide cargo service between Turkey and Northern Europe. She was finally broken up in the Turkish port of Aliağa in December 1982. [3]

Military awards and honors

The record does not indicate any battle stars for Bullock. However, her crew was eligible for the following medals: [3]

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