HMS Hunter (D80)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 15 May 1941 |
| Launched: | 22 May 1942 |
| Commissioned (RN): | 9 January 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 26 February 1946 |
| Fate: | merchant ship |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 9,800 tons |
| Length: | 496 ft |
| Beam: | 69.5 ft |
| Draft: | 26 ft |
| Speed: | 18.5 knots |
| Complement: | 646 officers and men |
| Armament: | 2 x 4-inch gun, 2 x 40mm Bofors, 35 x 20mm Oerlikon |
| Aircraft: | 24 |
The USS Block Island (CVE-8) (originally AVG and then ACV) was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, Mississippi. She was transferred to the United Kingdom, under Lend-Lease, 9 January 1943 and commissioned the following day as HMS Hunter. The vessel was returned to United States' custody 29 December 1945 and sold into merchant service 17 January 1947 as Almdijk. In October 1965 the ship was sold for scrapping in Spain.