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{{Short description|American escort carrier transferred to the Royal Navy}} |
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!align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|Career |
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|Ship image=HMS Trouncer (D85).jpg |
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| Laid down: || [[1 February]] [[1943]] |
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| Launched: || [[17 June]] [[1943]] |
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| Commissioned ''(RN)'': || [[31 January]] [[1944]] |
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|Ship country=United Kingdom |
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|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}} |
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| Decommissioned: || [[12 April]] [[1946]] |
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|Ship name=HMS ''Trouncer'' |
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| Fate: || merchant ship |
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|Ship builder=[[Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation]] |
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| Displacement: || 9,800 tons |
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| Length: || 495 ft 8 in (151.1 m) |
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|Ship laid down= 1 February 1943 |
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| Beam: || 69 ft 6 in (21.2 m) |
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|Ship launched= 16 June 1943 |
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| Extreme width: || 111 ft 6 in (34 m) |
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| Draft: || 26 ft (7.9 m) |
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|Ship commissioned= 31 January 1944 |
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| Speed: || 18 knots |
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|Ship decommissioned= 12 April 1946 |
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| Complement: || 890 officers and men |
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| 2 × 5 inch guns, 8 × twin [[Bofors 40 mm gun]], 27 × single [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|Oerlikon 20 mm guns]] |
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| Aircraft: || 28 |
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|Ship identification=[[Pennant number]]:D85 |
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|Ship fate= Sold as Merchant ship; scrapped 1973 |
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|Ship class=*{{sclass|Bogue|escort carrier}} (USA) |
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*{{sclass|Ruler|escort carrier}} (UK) |
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|Ship displacement= 9,800 tons |
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|Ship length= {{convert|495|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship beam= {{convert|69|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship complement= 890 officers and men |
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|Ship armament=*2 × [[4"/50 caliber gun|4"/50]], [[5"/38 caliber gun|5"/38]] or [[5"/51 caliber gun|5"/51]] guns |
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*8 × twin [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|40 mm Bofors]] |
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*27 × single [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20 mm Oerlikon]] |
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|Ship aircraft=28 |
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The '''USS ''Perdido'' (CVE-47)''' (previously '''AVG-47''', later '''ACV-47''') was a [[Bogue-class escort carrier|''Bogue''-class]] [[escort carrier]] laid down as ACV-47 under Maritime Commission contract by [[Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding]] of [[Tacoma, Washington]], 1 February 1943; launched 16 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. H. M. Bemis, reclassified as CVE-47 on 15 July 1943; and completed at the Commercial Iron Works, [[Portland, Oregon]]. |
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Assigned to the [[United Kingdom]] under [[lend lease]] 23 June 1943, ''Perdido'' was taken over by the [[Royal Navy]] at Portland, 31 January 1944. During the remainder of [[World War II]], she served the Royal Navy as [[Ruler-class escort carrier|''Ruler''-class]] escort carrier '''HMS ''Trouncer'' (D85)''' and took part in convoy escort and [[anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] patrol operations. The escort carrier returned to [[Norfolk, Virginia]], 21 February 1946. ''Perdido'' was returned to the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] 3 March 1946, and on 25 March, the [[Secretary of the Navy]] authorized her for disposal. Her name was struck from the [[Naval Register]] 12 April 1946. She was sold to William B. St. John, delivered to her purchaser 6 March 1947 and pressed into merchant service as ''Greystroke Castle'' (renamed ''Gallic'' in 1954 and ''Berinnes'' in 1959). She was sold for scrap in [[Taiwan]] in 1973. |
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The '''USS ''Perdido'' (CVE-47)''' (previously '''AVG-47''', later '''ACV-47''') was laid down as ACV-47 under Maritime Commission contract by [[Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding]] of [[Tacoma, Washington]], [[1 February]] [[1943]]; launched [[16 June]] [[1943]]; sponsored by Mrs. H. M. Bemis, reclassified as CVE-47 on [[15 July]] [[1943]]; and completed at the Commercial Iron Works, [[Portland, Oregon]]. |
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==Design and description== |
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Assigned to the [[United Kingdom]] under [[lend lease]] [[23 June]] [[1943]], ''Perdido'' was taken over by the [[Royal Navy]] at Portland, [[31 January]] [[1944]]. During the remainder of [[World War II]], she served the Royal Navy as '''HMS ''Trouncer'' (D85)''' and took part in convoy escort and [[anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] patrol operations. The escort carrier returned to [[Norfolk, Virginia]], [[21 February]] [[1946]]. ''Perdido'' was returned to the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] [[3 March]] [[1946]], and on [[25 March]], the [[Secretary of the Navy]] authorized her for disposal. Her name was struck from the [[Naval Register]] [[12 April]] [[1946]]. She was sold to William B. St. John, delivered to her purchaser [[6 March]] [[1947]] and pressed into merchant service as ''Greystroke Castle'' (renamed ''Gallic'' in 1954 and ''Berinnes'' in 1959). She was sold for scrap in [[Taiwan]] in 1973. |
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[[File:The Royal Navy during the Second World War A30733.jpg|thumb|Survivors from the SS ''Empire Patrol'' board the ''Trouncer'' 1 October 1945, 38 miles off [[Port Said]]]] |
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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> |
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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 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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==See also== |
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* See [[USS Perdido|USS ''Perdido'']] and [[HMS Trouncer|HMS ''Trouncer'']] for other ships of these names. |
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*{{cite book|last=Cocker|first=Maurice|year=2008|title=Aircraft-Carrying Ships of the Royal Navy|publisher=The History Press|location=Stroud, Gloucestershire|isbn=978-0-7524-4633-2}} |
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* {{DANFS}} |
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==External links== |
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{{Bogue_class_escort_carrier}} |
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* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/03/047.htm Photo gallery] at navsource.org |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Trouncer (D85)}} |
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{{Bogue class escort carrier}} |
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{{Type C3-S-A1 ships}} |
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[[Category:Aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom]] |
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[[Category:Royal Navy aircraft carriers]] |
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[[Category:Ruler-class escort carriers]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:34, 28 August 2023
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Trouncer |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down | 1 February 1943 |
| Launched | 16 June 1943 |
| Commissioned | 31 January 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 12 April 1946 |
| Identification | Pennant number:D85 |
| Fate | Sold as Merchant ship; scrapped 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
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| Displacement | 9,800 tons |
| Length | 495 ft 8 in (151.08 m) |
| Beam | 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
| Draught | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement | 890 officers and men |
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| Aircraft carried | 28 |
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| Operations: | Battle of the Atlantic |
The USS Perdido (CVE-47) (previously AVG-47, later ACV-47) was a Bogue-class escort carrier laid down as ACV-47 under Maritime Commission contract by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding of Tacoma, Washington, 1 February 1943; launched 16 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. H. M. Bemis, reclassified as CVE-47 on 15 July 1943; and completed at the Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon.
Assigned to the United Kingdom under lend lease 23 June 1943, Perdido was taken over by the Royal Navy at Portland, 31 January 1944. During the remainder of World War II, she served the Royal Navy as Ruler-class escort carrier HMS Trouncer (D85) and took part in convoy escort and ASW patrol operations. The escort carrier returned to Norfolk, Virginia, 21 February 1946. Perdido was returned to the U.S. Navy 3 March 1946, and on 25 March, the Secretary of the Navy authorized her for disposal. Her name was struck from the Naval Register 12 April 1946. She was sold to William B. St. John, delivered to her purchaser 6 March 1947 and pressed into merchant service as Greystroke Castle (renamed Gallic in 1954 and Berinnes in 1959). She was sold for scrap in Taiwan in 1973.
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]
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References[edit]
- Cocker, Maurice (2008). Aircraft-Carrying Ships of the Royal Navy. Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-4633-2.
External links[edit]
- Photo gallery at navsource.org
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