The Bogue class were a group of escort aircraft carriers of the
United States Navy built during World War II.
A number of ships of the class were transferred to the Royal Navy under the provisions of
the Lend-Lease program; they were given new names for their RN service and returned to the US
Navy after the war. The first group to be transferred were known by the RN as the Attacker class; in their place
replacements were constructed with the same names for the American fleet. A second group of ships were built and sent in its
entirety to the Royal Navy, known as the Ameer class or the Ruler class in British service.
General characteristics
- Displacement: 16,620 tons
- Length: 496 feet (151 m)
- Complement: 908 men
- Max Speed: 18 knots (33.3 km/h)
- Aircraft: 19 to 24, but typically 12 fighters (Grumman
F4F Wildcats) and 9 torpedo planes (Grumman TBF Avengers).
Ships
First group (Attacker class)
- USS Altamaha (CVE-6) became HMS
Battler (D18)
- USS Altamaha (CVE-18)
- USS Barnes (CVE-7) became HMS
Attacker (D02)
- USS Barnes (CVE-20)
- USS Block Island (CVE-8) became HMS Hunter (D80)
- USS Block Island (CVE-21) was sunk by the German U-549 northeast of the Canary Islands on
29 May 1944.
- USS Bogue (CVE-9)
- USS Breton (CVE-10) became HMS
Chaser (D32)
- USS Breton (CVE-23)
- USS Card (CVE-11)
- USS Copahee (CVE-12)
- USS Core (CVE-13)
- USS Croatan (CVE-14) became HMS
Fencer (D64)
- USS Croatan (CVE-25)
- USS Hamlin (CVE-15) became HMS
Stalker (D91)
- USS Nassau (CVE-16)
- USS Prince William (CVE-19) became HMS Striker (D12)
- USS St. George (CVE-17) became HMS Pursuer (D73)
- HMS Ravager (D70)
- HMS Searcher (D40)
- HMS Tracker (D24)
Second group (Ameer/Ruler class)
- USS Baffins (CVE-35) became HMS
Ameer (D01)
- USS Bastian (CVE-37) became HMS
Trumpeter (D09)
- USS Bolinas (CVE-36) became HMS
Begum (D38)
- USS Carnegie (CVE-38) became HMS Empress (D42)
- USS Chatham (CVE-32) became HMS
Slinger (D26)
- USS Cordova (CVE-39) became HMS
Khedive (D62)
- USS Delgada (CVE-40) became HMS
Speaker (D90)
- USS Edisto (CVE-41) became HMS
Nabob (D77)
- USS Estero (CVE-42) became HMS
Premier (D23)
- USS Glacier (CVE-33) became HMS
Atheling (D51)
- USS Jamaica (CVE-43) became HMS
Shah (D21)
- USS Keneenaw (CVE-44) became HMS Patroller
(D07)
- USS Niantic (CVE-46) became HMS
Ranee (D03)
- USS Perdido (CVE-47) became HMS
Trouncer (D85)
- USS Prince (CVE-45) became HMS
Rajah (D10)
- USS Prince William (CVE-31)
- USS Pybus (CVE-34) became HMS
Emperor (D98)
- USS St. Andrews (CVE-49) became HMS Queen (D19)
- USS St. Joseph (CVE-50) became HMS Ruler (D72)
- USS St. Simon (CVE-51) became HMS Arbiter (D31)
- USS Sunset (CVE-48) became HMS
Thane (D48)
- USS Vermillion (CVE-52) became HMS Smiter (D55)
- USS Willapa (CVE-53) became HMS
Puncher (D79)
- USS Winjah (CVE-54) became HMS
Reaper (D82)
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