| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Escort carrier |
| Class | Repeat Bogue |
| Pennant | CVE 36 |
| Built by | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 3 Aug 1942 |
| Launched | 11 Nov 1942 |
| Commissioned | 22 Jul 1943 |
| End service | 2 Aug 1943 |
| History | Decommissioned and transferred to the R.N. and commissioned in R.N. service as HMS Begum on 2 August 1943. |
| Career notes | To the Royal Navy as HMS Begum |
Commands listed for USS Bolinas (CVE 36)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Capt. Harold Letcher Meadow, USN | 22 Jul 1943 | 2 Aug 1943 (1) |
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