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  Name

Launched

completed

To RN

Commissioned

 Builder(s)

 

Modified US Long Island class, 6 vessels

BAVG 1

ARCHER

13-Dec-39

15-Nov-41

17-Nov-41

17-Nov-41

Sun Shipbuilding (N)

BAVG 2

AVENGER

27-1Nov-40

1-Mar-42

2-Mar-42

2-Mar-42

Sun Shipbuilding  (B)

BAVG 3

BITER

18-Dec-40

1-May-42

5-May-42

5-May-42

Sun Shipbuilding  (A)

BAVG 4

CHARGER

1-Mar-41

?

Cancelled

To USN

Sun Shipbuilding  (N

BAVG 5

DASHER

12- Apr-41

1-Jul-42

2-Jul-42

2-Jul-42

Sun Shipbuilding  (T)


US Bogue class, batch 1; UK Attacker class, 11 vessels

CVE 5

TRACKER 7-Mar-42 31-Jan-43 31-Jan-43 31-Jan-43 Seattle-Tacoma, (W)

CVE 6

BATTLER 4-Apr-42 31-10-42 31-Oct-42 31-Oct-42  Ingalls Shipbuilding

CVE 7

ATTACKER 27-Sep-41 30-Sep-42 30-Sep-42 7-Oct-42  Western Pipe and Steel, (M)

CVE 8

HUNTER 22-May-42 31-Dec-42 9-Jan-43 11-Jan-43 Ingalls Shipbuilding

CVE 10

CHASER 19-Jun-42 9-Apr-43 9-Apr-43 9-Apr-43 Ingalls Shipbuilding

CVE 14

FENCER 4-Apr-42 20-Feb-43 27-Feb-43 1-Mar-43 Western Pipe and Steel (M)

CVE 15

STALKER 15-Mar-42 21-Dec-42 21-Dec-42 30-Dec-42 Western Pipe and Steel (M)

CVE 17

PURSUER 19-Jul-42 14-Jun-43 14-Jun-43 14-Jun-43

Ingalls Shipbuilding

CVE 19

STRIKER 7-May-42 28-Apr-43 18-May-43 18-May-43 Western Pipe and Steel (M)

CVE 22

SEARCHER 26-Jun-42 7-Apr-43 7-Apr-43 7-Apr-43 Seattle-Tacoma,  (C)

CVE 24

RAVAGER 16-Jul-42 25-Apr-43 25-Apr-43 25-Apr-43 Seattle-Tacoma,  (C)

US Bogue class, batch 2; UK Ruler & Smiter class, 23 vessels

CVE 32 

SLINGER 18-Sep-42 11-Aug-43 11-Aug-43 11-Aug-43 Seattle-Tacoma (W) ‡

CVE 33

ATHELING 7-Sep-42 12-Jul-43 21-Jul-43 28-Oct-43 Seattle-Tacoma (P) *

CVE 34

EMPEROR 7-Oct-42 31-May-43 6-Aug-43 6-Aug-43

Seattle-Tacoma (P) † ‡

CVE 35

AMEER 18-Oct-42 28-Jun-43 18-Jul-43 20-Jul-43 Seattle-Tacoma (P) *

CVE 36

BEGUM 11-Nov-42 22-Jul-43 2-Aug-43 2-Aug-43 Seattle-Tacoma (P) *

CVE 37

TRUMPETER 15-Dec-42 15-Jul-43 4-Aug-43 4-Aug-43 Seattle-Tacoma (C) ‡
CVE 38 EMPRESS 30-Dec-42 9-Aug-43 12-Aug-43 12-Aug-43 Seattle-Tacoma *
CVE 39 KHEDIVE 30-Jan-43 25-Aug-43 25-Aug-43 25-Aug-43 Seattle-Tacoma † ‡

CVE 40

SPEAKER 20-Feb-43 20-Nov-43 20-Nov-43 20-Nov-43 Seattle-Tacoma (W) *

CVE 41

NABOB

9-Mar-43 7-Sep-43 7-Sep-43 7-Sep-43 Seattle-Tacoma *

CVE 42

PREMIER 27-Mar-43 3-Nov-43 3-Nov-43 3-Nov-43 Seattle-Tacoma (W) *
CVE 43 SHAH 21-Apr-43 27-Sep-43 27-Sep-43 27-Sep-43 Seattle-Tacoma *
CVE 44 PATROLLER 6-May-43 22-Oct-43 22-Oct-43 22-Oct-43 Seattle-Tacoma *

CVE 45

RAJAH 18-May-43 17-Jan-44 17-Jan-44 17-Jan-44 Seattle-Tacoma (W) *

CVE 46

RANEE 2-Jun-43 8-Nov-43 8-Nov-43 8-Nov-43

Seattle-Tacoma *

CVE 47

TROUNCER 16-Jun-43 31-Jan-44 31-Jan-44 31-Jan-44 Seattle-Tacoma (C) *

CVE 48

THANE 15-Jul-43 19-Nov-43 19-Nov-43 9-Jun-44 Seattle-Tacoma *

CVE 49

QUEEN 31-Jul-43 7-Dec-43 7-Dec-43 7-Dec-43 Seattle-Tacoma *

CVE 50

RULER 21-Aug-43 22-Dec-43 22-Dec-43 2-Dec-43 Seattle-Tacoma *
CVE 51 ARBITER 9-Sep-43 31-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 Seattle-Tacoma (C)*
CVE 52 SMITER 27-Sep-43 20-Jan-44 20-Jan-44 20-Jan-44 Seattle-Tacoma *
CVE 53 PUNCHER 6-Nov-43 5-Feb-44 5-Feb-44 5-Feb-44 Seattle-Tacoma *
CVE 54 REAPER 22-Nov-43 18-Feb-44 18-Feb-44 18-Feb-44 Seattle-Tacoma *

Key:

A = Atlantic Basin Iron Works.  B = Bethlehem Steel Corp.  C = Commercial Iron Works. M = Mare Island Naval Dockyard. N = Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry-dock Co.  P = Puget Sound Navy Yard,  T = Tietjen and Lang Dry Dock Co.  W = Willamette Iron & Steel. †Transfer from active USN commission.    ‡ Modified in UK.    * Modified in Vancouver

 

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