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contract (MC hull 262); reclassified as an escort aircraft carrier, CVE-51, on 15 July 1943; launched on 9 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. R. H. Lewis, the wife of Major General R. H. Lewis, Commanding General, Northwestern Sector,
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on 9 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. R. H. Lewis, the wife of Major General R. H. Lewis, Commanding General, Northwestern Sector, Fort Lewis, Washington and was completed at the Commercial Ironworks of
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for the passage, arriving in Australia in May that year. She carried out her first ferry operation to the BPF in July, and later that month was fitted with hoses to act as a tanker in
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These ships were larger and had a greater aircraft capacity than all the preceding American-built escort carriers. They were also all laid down as escort carriers and not converted
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anti-aircraft cannon (14 twin and 7 single mounts). The ship could operate a maximum of 30 aircraft or carry as many as 90 in the ferry role.
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and was struck from the US Navy on 30 April 1946. She was sold on 30 January 1947 and converted to the merchant ship
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AVC-51 (for Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier), which was changed to CVE-51 (for Escort Carrier) on 15 July 1943. She was
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shipyard on 26 April 1943. The carrier was originally planned to be operated by the US Navy with the name USS
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with the classification BCVE-51), the escort carrier served in the Royal Navy for the duration of
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originally classified as an auxiliary aircraft carrier, was laid down on 26 April 1943 at
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side, two aircraft elevators 43 feet (13.1 m) by 34 feet (10.4 m) in size, one
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in Western Canada, before transferring to the East coast of the United States via the
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on 3 March 1946. Struck from the Navy list on 12 April 1946, the ship was sold to the
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Aircraft Carrier of the World, 1914 to the Present: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
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The British Pacific Fleet : The Royal Navy's Most Powerful Strike Force
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Aircraft facilities were a small combined bridge/flight control on the
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boilers, and driving one shaft. The machinery was rated at 8,500
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List of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
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Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2
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Steam turbines, 1 shaft, 8,500 shp (6,300 kW)
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during 1944, serving on the western approaches to the
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American escort carrier transferred to the Royal Navy
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programme on 31 December 1943, commissioning as HMS
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(15 October 2010). 781: 777: 775: 773: 771: 38: 1107:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 1005: 990: 978: 816: 688:. From October 1945 to January 1946, 421:. She earned "battle honors" in the 131: 58: 7: 700:to Australia and the Great Britain. 657:from an internal explosion in 1943. 187:Sold as merchant ship; scrapped 1972 460:in 1972 before she was scrapped in 249:69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) 1124:The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm 903:Naval History and Heritage Command 865:Naval History and Heritage Command 257:26 ft 8 in (8.13 m) 25: 1963:Ships built in Tacoma, Washington 1281: 1183: 1020: 967:Sturtivant & Ballance (1994) 955:Sturtivant & Ballance (1994) 626:. In May 1944, she embarked the 133: 60: 42: 714:, joining the shipping company 1050:. London: Brockhampton Press. 726:in 1972, and was broken up at 1: 1036:. The entry can be found 660:At the end of January 1945, 1973:Ruler-class escort carriers 1088:. 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Index

HMS Arbiter (D31)
USS St. Simon

St. Simons Sound
Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
Royal Navy
Pennant number
Bogue-class
escort carrier
Ruler-class
escort carrier
4"/50
5"/38
5"/51
40 mm Bofors
20 mm Oerlikon
British Pacific Fleet
escort aircraft carrier
Tacoma, Washington
Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
Maritime Commission
Fort Lewis
Washington
Commercial Iron Works
Portland, Oregon
Royal Navy
lend-lease
Naval Vessel Register
World War II
Atlantic

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