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The ships had a complement of 646 men and a [[Length overall|overall length]] of {{convert|492.25|ft}}, a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|69.5|ft}} and a height of {{Convert|23.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}. They had a displacement of {{convert|11420|LT|t|abbr=on|lk=on}} at [[deep load]].<ref name=co80>Cocker (2008), p.80.</ref> Propulsion was provided by four diesel engines connected to one shaft giving 8,500 [[Horsepower#Brake horsepower|brake horsepower]] (BHP), which could propel the ship at {{convert|17|kn|lk=on}}.<ref>Cocker (2008), pp.80–81.</ref>
The ships had a complement of 646 men and a [[Length overall|overall length]] of {{convert|492.25|ft}}, a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|69.5|ft}} and a height of {{Convert|23.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}. They had a displacement of {{convert|11420|LT|t|abbr=on|lk=on}} at [[deep load]].<ref name=co80>Cocker (2008), p.80.</ref> Propulsion was provided by four diesel engines connected to one shaft giving 8,500 [[Horsepower#Brake horsepower|brake horsepower]] (BHP), which could propel the ship at {{convert|17|kn|lk=on}}.<ref>Cocker (2008), pp.80–81.</ref>


Aircraft facilities were a small combined bridge–flight control on the [[starboard]] side and above the {{convert|492|ft}} by {{convert|66|ft}} flight deck,<ref>Poolman (1972), p.57.</ref>, two aircraft lifts {{convert|42|ft}} by {{convert|34|ft}} and nine [[Arresting gear|arrestor wires]]. Aircraft could be housed in the {{convert|260|ft}} by {{convert|62|ft}} hanger below the flight deck.<ref name=co80/> Armament comprised two [[4"/50 caliber gun|4&nbsp;inch DP,AA guns]] in single mounts, eight [[Bofors 40 mm gun|40&nbsp;mm]] [[anti-aircraft gun]] in twin mounts and twenty-one [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20&nbsp;mm anti-aircraft cannons]] in single or twin mounts.<ref name=co80/> They had the capacity for up to eighteen aircraft which could be a mixture of [[Grumman Martlet]], [[Hawker Sea Hurricane]], [[Vought F4U Corsair]] [[fighter aircraft|fighter]] aircraft and [[Fairey Swordfish]] or [[Grumman Avenger]] [[anti-submarine]] aircraft.<ref name=co80/>
Aircraft facilities were a small combined bridge–flight control on the [[starboard]] side and above the {{convert|450|ft}} by {{convert|120|ft}} flight deck,<ref>Poolman (1972), p.57.</ref>, two aircraft lifts {{convert|42|ft}} by {{convert|34|ft}} and nine [[Arresting gear|arrestor wires]]. Aircraft could be housed in the {{convert|260|ft}} by {{convert|62|ft}} hanger below the flight deck.<ref name=co80/> Armament comprised two [[4"/50 caliber gun|4&nbsp;inch DP,AA guns]] in single mounts, eight [[Bofors 40 mm gun|40&nbsp;mm]] [[anti-aircraft gun]] in twin mounts and twenty-one [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20&nbsp;mm anti-aircraft cannons]] in single or twin mounts.<ref name=co80/> They had the capacity for up to eighteen aircraft which could be a mixture of [[Grumman Martlet]], [[Hawker Sea Hurricane]], [[Vought F4U Corsair]] [[fighter aircraft|fighter]] aircraft and [[Fairey Swordfish]] or [[Grumman Avenger]] [[anti-submarine]] aircraft.<ref name=co80/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 12:42, 3 October 2010

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hunter and USS Block Island.
USS Block Island (CVE-8)
History
US
NameUSS Block Island
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down15 May 1941, as Mormacpenn
Launched22 May 1942
Commissioned9 January 1943
Decommissioned1946?
History
RN EnsignUK
NameHMS Hunter
Commissioned11 January 1943
Decommissioned29 December 1945
RenamedInitially HMS Trailer, before being named HMS Hunter, As merchant ship:Almdijk
Stricken17 January 1947
FateSold into Merchant service, Scrapped in Spain in 1965
General characteristics
Displacement14,400 tons
Length491 ft 6 in (149.81 m)
Beam105 ft (32 m)
Draught26 ft (7.9 m)
Propulsion
  • Steam turbines
  • 1 shaft
  • 8,500 shp (6.3 MW)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement646 officers and enlisted
Armament2 × 4 in (102 mm), 8 × 40 mm, 20 × 20 mm guns
Aircraft carried20

USS Block Island (CVE-8) (originally AVG and then ACV) was an Attacker-class escort aircraft carrier that served during World War II.

She was laid down on 15 May 1941 as Mormacpenn under Maritime Commission contract at Pascagoula, Mississippi by Ingalls Shipbuilding, acquired by the United States Navy on 9 January 1943 and simultaneously transferred via the Lend-Lease program to the United Kingdom as Trailer. On 11 January 1943, the ship was renamed HMS Hunter (D80) and commissioned by the Royal Navy. She participated in Operation Zipper and Operation Tiderace in August 1945, the reoccupation of Malaya and Singapore from the Japanese.

The vessel was returned to United States' custody 29 December 1945 and sold into merchant service on 17 January 1947 as Almdijk. In October 1965 the ship was sold for scrapping in Spain.

Design and description

There were eight Attacker class escort carriers in service with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. They were built between 1941 and 1942 by Ingalls Shipbuilding and Western Pipe & Steel shipyards in the United States, both building four ships each.[1]

The ships had a complement of 646 men and a overall length of 492.25 feet (150.04 m), a beam of 69.5 feet (21.2 m) and a height of 23.25 ft (7.09 m). They had a displacement of 11,420 long tons (11,600 t) at deep load.[2] Propulsion was provided by four diesel engines connected to one shaft giving 8,500 brake horsepower (BHP), which could propel the ship at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph).[3]

Aircraft facilities were a small combined bridge–flight control on the starboard side and above the 450 feet (140 m) by 120 feet (37 m) flight deck,[4], two aircraft lifts 42 feet (13 m) by 34 feet (10 m) and nine arrestor wires. Aircraft could be housed in the 260 feet (79 m) by 62 feet (19 m) hanger below the flight deck.[2] Armament comprised two 4 inch DP,AA guns in single mounts, eight 40 mm anti-aircraft gun in twin mounts and twenty-one 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons in single or twin mounts.[2] They had the capacity for up to eighteen aircraft which could be a mixture of Grumman Martlet, Hawker Sea Hurricane, Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft and Fairey Swordfish or Grumman Avenger anti-submarine aircraft.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cocker (2008), p.79.
  2. ^ a b c d Cocker (2008), p.80.
  3. ^ Cocker (2008), pp.80–81.
  4. ^ Poolman (1972), p.57.
Bibliography
  • Cocker, Maurice (2008). Aircraft-Carrying Ships of the Royal Navy. Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 9780752446332.
  • Poolman, Kenneth (1972). Escort Carrier 1941–1945. London: Ian Allen. ISBN 0711002738.


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