Long Island class

Long Island class

The Long Island 1944

Ship data country  United States United Kingdom   Ship type Escort aircraft carrier Shipyard Hull: Sun Shipbuilding Conversion CVE: Newport News Shipbuilding Construction period Reconstruction March to November 1941 Launch of the type ship 1939 Units built 2 period of service June 2, 1941 to 1946

Ship dimensions and crew length 150 m ( KWL ) width 21.2 m Draft Max. 6.65 m displacement Standard : 10,220 tons, maximum: 12860 tons   crew 408 men USN 555 men RN

Machine system machine 4 or 2 Busch-Sulzer diesels Machine performance 8,500 hp (6,252 kW) Top speed 16.5 kn (31 km / h) propeller 1

Armament USS Long Island : 1 × 4 in L / 50 Mk. 9 2 × 3 in L / 50 Mk.20 4 × 0.5 in L / 90 MG 16 planes HMS Archer: 3 × 4 in L / 50 Mk.9, 15 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannon 6 × 0.5 in L / 90 MG 16 planes

The Long Island class consisted of two Allied escort aircraft carriers during World War II. Both carriers were created by converting merchant ships. These were the first of their kind in the United States Navy .

The first ship, the USS Long Island (CVE-1) , entered service on June 2, 1941 and served in the US Navy until 1946. Intended for demolition, the ship then served civilian owners.

The second ship, rebuilt under the registration number BAVG-1, was handed over to Great Britain under the lend lease agreements . It served as HMS Archer (D78) in the Royal Navy from November 1941 to March 1945 . The Archer was the Royal Navy's second escort after the converted German prize HMS Audacity ex Hanover (NDL) , which was lost in December 1941 after only six months of service. The USA then delivered 36 more escort aircraft carriers to the Royal Navy under lend-lease conditions between March 1942 and February 1944, those of the Avenger class (USN: Charger class) and Attacker and Ruler class (USN: Bogue -Class) have been assigned. This carrier was also based on the standard ship C3 .

technology

The two girders were 150 meters long and had a displacement of 13,499 tons. The registered maximum speed was 16.5 knots . The crew consisted of 1970 men and the carrier was able to take up 21 combat aircraft. The carriers had a large 127 mm cannon and two 76 mm guns for defense. Fla -Bewaffnung was only introduced in later escort aircraft carriers, after planes had emerged as a major threat.