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British built
*Name*	Conversion started	*Conversion completed*	*To RN*	Commissioned	Builder(s)/ Converted by
AUDACITY	Jan-40	17-Jun-40	17-Jun-40	20-Jun-40	Blyth Shipbuilding
ACTIVITY	20-May-42	14-Oct-42	29-Sep-42	29-Sep-42	Caledon Shipbuilding
PRETORIA CASTLE	30-Jun-42	9-Aug-43	n/a	9-Jul-43	Harland & Wolff
VINDEX	4-May-43	21-Dec-43	15-Nov-43	15-Nov-43	Swan Hunter
NAIRANA	20-May-43	12-Dec-43	26-Nov-43	26-Nov-43	John Brown & Company
CAMPANIA	17-Jun-43	7-Mar-44	9-Feb-44	9-Feb-44	Harland & Wolff

U.S. built
*Name*	*Launched*	*Completed*	*To RN*	Commissioned	*Builder(s)*
ARCHER	13-Dec-39	15-Nov-41	17-Nov-41	17-Nov-41	Sun Shipbuilding (N)
AVENGER	27-1Nov-40	1-Mar-42	2-Mar-42	2-Mar-42	Sun Shipbuilding (B)
BITER	18-Dec-40	1-May-42	5-May-42	5-May-42	Sun Shipbuilding (A)
CHARGER	1-Mar-41	?	Cancelled	To USN	Sun Shipbuilding (N
DASHER	12- Apr-41	1-Jul-42	2-Jul-42	2-Jul-42	Sun Shipbuilding (T)
ATTACKER	27-Sep-41	30-Sep-42	30-Sep-42	7-Oct-42	Western Pipe and Steel, (M)
TRACKER	7-Mar-42	31-Jan-43	31-Jan-43	31-Jan-43	Seattle-Tacoma, (W)
STALKER	15-Mar-42	21-Dec-42	21-Dec-42	30-Dec-42	Western Pipe and Steel (M)
BATTLER	4-Apr-42	31-10-42	31-10-42	31-10-42	Ingalls Shipbuilding
FENCER	4-Apr-42	20-Feb-43	27-Feb-43	1-Mar-43	Western Pipe and Steel (M)
STRIKER	7-May-42	28-Apr-43	18-May-43	18-May-43	Western Pipe and Steel (M)
HUNTER	22-May-42	31-Dec-42	9-Jan-43	11-Jam-43	Ingalls Shipbuilding
CHASER	19-Jun-42	9-Apr-43	9-Apr-43	9-Apr-43	Ingalls Shipbuilding
SEARCHER	26-Jun-42	7-Apr-43	7-Apr-43	7-Apr-43	Seattle-Tacoma, (C)
RAVAGER	16-Jul-42	25-Apr-43	25-Apr-43	25-Apr-43	Seattle-Tacoma, (C)
PURSUER	19-Jul-42	14-Jun-43	14-Jun-43	14-Jun-43	Ingalls Shipbuilding
ATHELING	7-Sep-42	12-Jul-43	21-Jul-43	28-Oct-43	Seattle-Tacoma (P) *
SLINGER	18-Sep-42	11-Aug-43	11-Aug-43	11-Aug-43	Seattle-Tacoma (W) ‡
EMPEROR	7-Oct-42	31-May-43	6-Aug-43	6-Aug-43	Seattle-Tacoma (P) † ‡
AMEER	18-Oct-42	28-Jun-43	18-Jul-43	20-Jul-43	Seattle-Tacoma (P) *
BEGUM	11-Nov-42	22-Jul-43	2-Aug-43	2-Aug-43	Seattle-Tacoma (P) *
TRUMPETER	15-Dec-42	15-Jul-43	4-Aug-43	4-Aug-43	Seattle-Tacoma (C) ‡
EMPRESS	30-Dec-42	9-Aug-43	12-Aug-43	12-Aug-43	Seattle-Tacoma *
KHEDIVE	30-Jan-43	25-Aug-43	25-Aug-43	25-Aug-43	Seattle-Tacoma † ‡
SPEAKER	20-Feb-43	20-Nov-43	20-Nov-43	20-Nov-43	Seattle-Tacoma (W) *
NABOB	9-Mar-43	7-Sep-43	7-Sep-43	7-Sep-43	Seattle-Tacoma *
PREMIER	27-Mar-43	3-Nov-43	3-Nov-43	3-Nov-43	Seattle-Tacoma (W) *
SHAH	21-Apr-43	27-9-43	27-9-43	27-9-43	Seattle-Tacoma *
PATROLLER	6-May-43	222-Oct-43	222-Oct-43	222-Oct-43	Seattle-Tacoma *
RAJAH	18-May-43	17-Jan-44	17-Jan-44	17-Jan-44	Seattle-Tacoma (W) *
RANEE	2-Jun-43	8-Nov-43	8-Nov-43	8-Nov-43	Seattle-Tacoma *
TROUNCER	16-Jun-43	31-Jan-44	31-Jan-44	31-Jan-44	Seattle-Tacoma (C) *
THANE	15-Jul-43	19-Nov-43	19-Nov-43	9-Jun-44	Seattle-Tacoma *
QUEEN	31-Jul-43	7-Dec-43	7-Dec-43	7-Dec-43	Seattle-Tacoma *
RULER	21-Aug-43	22-Dec-43	22-Dec-43	2-Dec-43	Seattle-Tacoma *
ARBITER	9-Sep-43	31-Dec-43	31-Dec-43	31-Dec-43	Seattle-Tacoma (C)*
SMITER	27-Sep-43	20-Jan-44	20-Jan-44	20-Jan-44	Seattle-Tacoma *
PUNCHER	6-Nov-43	5-Feb-44	5-Feb-44	5-Feb-44	Seattle-Tacoma *
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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