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The '''USS ''Sunset'' (CVE-48)''' (previously '''AVG-48''' then '''ACV-48''') was assigned on 23 August 1942 to MC hull 259, a modified C3-S-A1 laid down on 23 February 1943 by [[Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding]] of [[Tacoma, Washington]]; launched on 15 July and redesignated CVE-48 the same day; sponsored by Mrs. C.E. Taylor; transferred to the [[United Kingdom]] under [[Lend-Lease]] agreement on 19 November; and commissioned the same day as '''HMS ''Thane'' (D48)''' in the [[Royal Navy]].
'''USS ''Sunset'' (CVE-48)''' (previously '''AVG-48''' then '''ACV-48''') was a {{sclass|Bogue|escort carrier}}. Assigned on 23 August 1942 to MC hull 259, a modified C3-S-A1 laid down on 23 February 1943 by [[Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding]] of [[Tacoma, Washington]]; launched on 15 July and redesignated CVE-48 the same day; sponsored by Mrs. C.E. Taylor. She was transferred to the [[United Kingdom]] under [[Lend-Lease]] agreement on 19 November; and commissioned the same day as '''HMS ''Thane'' (D48)''', a {{sclass|Ruler|escort carrier|2}} in the [[Royal Navy]].


HMS ''Thane'' operated in the North [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] protecting convoys and ferrying aircraft for use in the European Theater until she was torpedoed by [[Unterseeboot 1172|''U-1172'']] and severely damaged on 15 January 1945 while in the [[Irish Sea]]. Taken to [[Gare Loch]] in the Firth of Clyde, southwest [[Scotland]], she was examined, declared a constructive total loss and decommissioned to reserve. She was returned to [[United States]] custody while in the United Kingdom on 12 May. Determined to be of no use to the [[United States Navy]], she was slated for disposal in October; and she was subsequently scrapped.
HMS ''Thane'' operated in the North [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] protecting convoys and ferrying aircraft for use in the European Theater. On 15 January 1945, while ferrying aircraft in the [[Irish Sea]], she was [[torpedo]]ed by the {{GS|U-1172}} and severely damaged, losing her starboard aft 5 inch gun and its sponson, disabling propulsion, and losing 10 men. Taken to [[Gare Loch]] in the Firth of Clyde, southwest [[Scotland]], she was examined, declared a constructive total loss and decommissioned to reserve. She was returned to United States custody while in the United Kingdom on 12 May. Determined to be of no use to the [[United States Navy]], she was slated for disposal in October; and she was subsequently scrapped.


==Design and description==
==Design and description==


[[File:Twin 40mm bofors gun on escort carrier.jpg|thumb|Twin [[Bofors 40 mm gun|40&nbsp;mm Bofors]] [[anti-aircraft gun]].]]
[[File:Twin 40mm bofors gun on escort carrier.jpg|thumb|Twin [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|40&nbsp;mm Bofors]] [[anti-aircraft gun]].]]
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 {{convert|9,350|shp|lk=in}}, which could propel the ship at {{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}}.<ref name=co79>Cocker (2008), p.79.</ref>


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&nbsp;inch]] [[Dual purpose gun|Dual Purpose]] guns in single mounts, sixteen [[Bofors 40 mm gun|40&nbsp;mm Bofors]] [[anti-aircraft gun]]s in twin mounts and twenty [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20&nbsp;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|fighter]] aircraft and [[Fairey Swordfish]] or [[Grumman Avenger]] [[anti-submarine]] aircraft.<ref name=co82/>
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" /> 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&nbsp;mm Bofors]] [[anti-aircraft gun]]s in twin mounts and twenty [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20&nbsp;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/>

The last voyage of ''Thane'' brought the first helicopters to the UK. Nine [[Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly]]s were flown on at [[Norfolk, Virginia]] on 29–30 December 1944, snowy weather delaying the loading of half of them to the following day. On arrival of the damaged ''Thane'', seven were flown off to [[Glasgow Airport#History|RDU Abbotsinch]] and two, thought to be damaged, were craned off.<ref>{{Cite news
|title=A Gyro By Any Other Name
|newspaper=[[Navy News]]
|date=April 2007
|url=http://publishing.yudu.com/A9cr/navynewsapril/resources/7.htm
}}</ref>


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==References==
==References==
*{{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}}
*{{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}}

* {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s20/sunset.htm}}
* {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s20/sunset.htm}}


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Latest revision as of 21:37, 28 August 2023

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Thane
BuilderSeattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down23 February 1943
Launched15 July 1943
Commissioned19 November 1943
DecommissionedOctober 1945
IdentificationPennant number:D48
FateSold for scrap
General characteristics
Class and type
Displacement7,800 tons [citation needed]
Length495 ft 8 in (151.08 m)
Beam69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draught26 ft (7.9 m)
Speed17.5 knots (32.4 km/h)
Complement890 officers and men
Armament
Aircraft carried28
Service record
Operations: Battle of the Atlantic

USS Sunset (CVE-48) (previously AVG-48 then ACV-48) was a Bogue-class escort carrier. Assigned on 23 August 1942 to MC hull 259, a modified C3-S-A1 laid down on 23 February 1943 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding of Tacoma, Washington; launched on 15 July and redesignated CVE-48 the same day; sponsored by Mrs. C.E. Taylor. She was transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease agreement on 19 November; and commissioned the same day as HMS Thane (D48), a Ruler-class escort carrier in the Royal Navy.

HMS Thane operated in the North Atlantic protecting convoys and ferrying aircraft for use in the European Theater. On 15 January 1945, while ferrying aircraft in the Irish Sea, she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-1172 and severely damaged, losing her starboard aft 5 inch gun and its sponson, disabling propulsion, and losing 10 men. Taken to Gare Loch in the Firth of Clyde, southwest Scotland, she was examined, declared a constructive total loss and decommissioned to reserve. She was returned to United States custody while in the United Kingdom on 12 May. Determined to be of no use to the United States Navy, she was slated for disposal in October; and she was subsequently scrapped.

Design and description[edit]

Twin 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun.

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 shaft horsepower (6,970 kW), 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]

The last voyage of Thane brought the first helicopters to the UK. Nine Sikorsky R-4B Hoverflys were flown on at Norfolk, Virginia on 29–30 December 1944, snowy weather delaying the loading of half of them to the following day. On arrival of the damaged Thane, seven were flown off to RDU Abbotsinch and two, thought to be damaged, were craned off.[3]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cocker (2008), p.82.
  2. ^ Cocker (2008), p.79.
  3. ^ "A Gyro By Any Other Name". Navy News. April 2007.

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External links[edit]

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