USS Bold (BAT-8)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Bold (W114)
Acquired	29 June 1942
Fate	Returned to the United States Navy, January 1946
United States
Name	USS Bold (BAT-8)
Acquired	from Royal Navy, January 1946
Stricken	17 July 1947
Fate	Sold for scrap, 29 June 1948
General characteristics
Type	Favourite classTugboat
Displacement	835 tons full
Length	143 ft
Beam	33 ft 10 in (extreme)
Draft	13 ft 2 in (limiting)
Propulsion	one General Motors Diesel-electric model 12-278A single Fairbanks Morse Main Reduction Gear Ship's Service Generators one Diesel-drive 60 kW 120 V D.C. one Diesel-drive 30 kW 120 V D.C. single propeller, 1,500shp
Speed	13 knots
Complement	45
Armament	1 x 3"/50 caliber gun 2 x single 20mm gun mounts

USS Bold (BAT-8), was a Favourite class tugboat built for the British along the lines of American ATR-1-class rescue tugs. She was transferred to the United Kingdom on 29 June 1942 and was operated as HMS Bold (W114) by the Royal Navy.

She was returned to the United States Navy at Subic Bay in the Philippines in January 1946. Bold was struck from the Navy List on 17 July 1947. On 29 June 1948, she was sold to Bosey, Philippines, though never delivered. On 2 October 1948, Bosey resold her to T. Y. Fong.

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

This page was last edited on 3 October 2021, at 06:19