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|Ship fate= Sold as merchant ship; scrapped in 1971 |
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On 4 May 1945 aircraft of [[846 Naval Air Squadron]] flew from ''Trumpeter'' to take part in [[Operation Judgement, Kilbotn|Operation Judgement]], an attack on the U-boat depot at [[Kilbotn]], [[Norway]], contributing eight [[Grumman TBF Avenger|Grumman Avengers]] and four [[Grumman F4F Wildcat|Grumman Wildcats]] to a 44-aircraft attack that destroyed several vessels including the depot ship "Black Watch" and [[German submarine U-711|''U-711'']]. |
On 4 May 1945 aircraft of [[846 Naval Air Squadron]] flew from ''Trumpeter'' to take part in [[Operation Judgement, Kilbotn|Operation Judgement]], an attack on the U-boat depot at [[Kilbotn]], [[Norway]], contributing eight [[Grumman TBF Avenger|Grumman Avengers]] and four [[Grumman F4F Wildcat|Grumman Wildcats]] to a 44-aircraft attack that destroyed several vessels including the depot ship "Black Watch" and [[German submarine U-711|''U-711'']]. |
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''Trumpeter'' was returned to [[United States]]' custody 6 April 1946, stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] 19 June 1946 and sold into merchant service as ''Alblasserdijk'' (later renamed ''Irene Valmas''). |
''Trumpeter'' was returned to [[United States]]' custody 6 April 1946, stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] 19 June 1946 and sold into merchant service as ''Alblasserdijk'' (later renamed ''Irene Valmas''). She was sold for scrap in [[Spain]] in 1971. |
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==Design and description== |
==Design and description== |
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These ships were all 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 [[merchant ship]]s.<ref name=co82/> All the ships had a complement of 646 men and an [[Length overall|overall length]] of {{convert|492|ft|3|in|1}}, a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|69|ft|6|in|1}} and a draught of {{Convert|25|ft|6|in|m|1|abbr=on}}.<ref name=co82>Cocker (2008), p.82.</ref> Propulsion was provided a steam turbine, two boilers connected to one shaft giving 9,350 [[Horsepower#Shaft horsepower|brake horsepower]] (SHP), which could propel the ship at {{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}}.<ref name=co79>Cocker (2008), p.79.</ref> |
These ships were all 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 [[merchant ship]]s.<ref name=co82/> All the ships had a complement of 646 men and an [[Length overall|overall length]] of {{convert|492|ft|3|in|1}}, a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|69|ft|6|in|1}} and a draught of {{Convert|25|ft|6|in|m|1|abbr=on}}.<ref name=co82>Cocker (2008), p.82.</ref> Propulsion was provided a steam turbine, two boilers connected to one shaft giving 9,350 [[Horsepower#Shaft horsepower|brake horsepower]] (SHP), which could propel the ship at {{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}}.<ref name=co79>Cocker (2008), p.79.</ref> |
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Aircraft facilities were a small combined bridge–flight control on the [[starboard]] side, two aircraft lifts {{convert|43|ft|1}} by {{convert|34|ft|1}}, one [[aircraft catapult]] and nine [[Arresting gear|arrestor wires]].<ref name=co82>Cocker (2008), p.82.</ref> Aircraft could be housed in the {{convert|260|ft|1}} by {{convert|62|ft|1}} hangar below the flight deck.<ref name=co82/> Armament comprised: two [[4"/50 caliber gun|4"/50]], [[5"/38 caliber gun|5"/38]] or [[5"/51 caliber gun|5"/51]] [[Dual purpose gun|Dual Purpose]] guns in single mounts, sixteen [[Bofors 40 mm |
Aircraft facilities were a small combined bridge–flight control on the [[starboard]] side, two aircraft lifts {{convert|43|ft|1}} by {{convert|34|ft|1}}, one [[aircraft catapult]] and nine [[Arresting gear|arrestor wires]].<ref name=co82>Cocker (2008), p.82.</ref> Aircraft could be housed in the {{convert|260|ft|1}} by {{convert|62|ft|1}} hangar below the flight deck.<ref name=co82/> Armament comprised: two [[4"/50 caliber gun|4"/50]], [[5"/38 caliber gun|5"/38]] or [[5"/51 caliber gun|5"/51]] [[Dual purpose gun|Dual Purpose]] guns in single mounts, sixteen [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|40 mm Bofors]] [[anti-aircraft gun]]s in twin mounts and twenty [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20 mm Oerlikon]] anti-aircraft cannons in single mounts.<ref name=co82/> They had a maximum aircraft capacity of twenty-four aircraft which could be a mixture of [[Grumman Martlet]], [[Vought F4U Corsair]] or [[Hawker Hurricane variants#Sea Hurricanes|Hawker Sea Hurricane]] [[fighter aircraft]] and [[Fairey Swordfish]] or [[Grumman Avenger]] [[anti-submarine]] aircraft.<ref name=co82/> |
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[[File:Twin 40mm bofors gun on escort carrier.jpg|thumb|Twin [[Bofors 40 mm |
[[File:Twin 40mm bofors gun on escort carrier.jpg|thumb|Twin [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|40 mm Bofors]] [[anti-aircraft gun]].]] |
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*{{cite book|last=Cocker|first=Maurice|year=2008|title=Aircraft-Carrying Ships of the Royal Navy|publisher=The History Press| |
*{{cite book |last=Cocker |first=Maurice |year=2008 |title=Aircraft-Carrying Ships of the Royal Navy |publisher=The History Press |place=Stroud, Gloucestershire |isbn=978-0-7524-4633-2}} |
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*''The Attack on 'Black Watch''' (Harald Isachsen, Harstad, 2009, {{ISBN|978-82-998024-2-0}} |
*''The Attack on 'Black Watch''' (Harald Isachsen, Harstad, 2009, {{ISBN|978-82-998024-2-0}} – in Norwegian) |
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Latest revision as of 11:54, 24 April 2023
HMS Trumpeter
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Bastian |
Namesake | Bastian Bay, Louisiana |
Builder | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation |
Laid down | 25 August 1942 |
Launched | 15 December 1942 |
Fate | Transferred to Royal Navy |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Trumpeter |
Commissioned | 4 August 1943 |
Decommissioned | 19 June 1946 |
Identification | Pennant number:D09 |
Fate | Sold as merchant ship; scrapped in 1971 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type |
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Displacement | 7,800 tons |
Length | 495 ft 7 in (151.05 m) |
Beam | 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
Draught | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Propulsion | Steam turbines, 1 shaft, 8,500 shp (6.3 MW) |
Speed | 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h) |
Complement | 890 officers and men |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 28 |
Service record |
USS Bastian (CVE-37) (originally AVG-37 and then ACV-37) was a Bogue-class escort aircraft carrier built by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding of Tacoma, Washington, laid down on 25 August 1942 and launched 15 December 1942. She was transferred to the United Kingdom, under Lend-Lease and commissioned on 4 August 1943 as the Ruler-class escort carrier HMS Trumpeter (D09).
On 4 May 1945 aircraft of 846 Naval Air Squadron flew from Trumpeter to take part in Operation Judgement, an attack on the U-boat depot at Kilbotn, Norway, contributing eight Grumman Avengers and four Grumman Wildcats to a 44-aircraft attack that destroyed several vessels including the depot ship "Black Watch" and U-711.
Trumpeter was returned to United States' custody 6 April 1946, stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 19 June 1946 and sold into merchant service as Alblasserdijk (later renamed Irene Valmas). She was sold for scrap in Spain in 1971.
Design and description[edit]
These ships were all 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 merchant ships.[1] All the ships had a complement of 646 men and an overall length of 492 feet 3 inches (150.0 m), a beam of 69 feet 6 inches (21.2 m) and a draught of 25 ft 6 in (7.8 m).[1] Propulsion was provided a steam turbine, two boilers connected to one shaft giving 9,350 brake horsepower (SHP), which could propel the ship at 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph).[2]
Aircraft facilities were a small combined bridge–flight control on the starboard side, two aircraft lifts 43 feet (13.1 m) by 34 feet (10.4 m), one aircraft catapult and nine arrestor wires.[1] Aircraft could be housed in the 260 feet (79.2 m) by 62 feet (18.9 m) hangar below the flight deck.[1] Armament comprised: two 4"/50, 5"/38 or 5"/51 Dual Purpose guns in single mounts, sixteen 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns in twin mounts and twenty 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons in single mounts.[1] They had a maximum aircraft capacity of twenty-four aircraft which could be a mixture of Grumman Martlet, Vought F4U Corsair or Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter aircraft and Fairey Swordfish or Grumman Avenger anti-submarine aircraft.[1]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- Cocker, Maurice (2008). Aircraft-Carrying Ships of the Royal Navy. Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-4633-2.
- The Attack on 'Black Watch' (Harald Isachsen, Harstad, 2009, ISBN 978-82-998024-2-0 – in Norwegian)
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.