Emperor 1943
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Ameer* (ex-ACV35 Baffins) | D01 - R302 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 18/7/1942 | 18/10/1942 | 28/6/1943 // 20/7/1943 | to USA 17/1/1946 |
| Arbiter (ex-CVE51 St. Simon) | D31 - R303 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 26/4/1943 | 9/9/1943 | 31/12/1943 | to USA 3/3/1946 |
| Atheling* (ex-CVE33 Glacier) | D51 - R304 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 9/6/1942 | 7/9/1942 | 3/7/1943 // 1/8/1943 | to USA 6/12/1946 |
| Begum (ex-CVE36 Bolinas) | D38 - R305 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 3/8/1942 | 11/11/1942 | 22/7/1943 // 3/8/1943 | to USA 4/1/1946 |
| Emperor* (ex-CVE34 Pybus) | D98 - R307 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 23/6/1942 | 7/10/1942 | 31/5/1943 // 6/8/1943 | to USA 12/2/1946 |
| Empress* (ex-CVE38 Carnegie) | D42 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 9/9/1942 | 30/12/1942 | 13/8/1943 | to USA 28/1/1946 |
| Khedive* (ex-CVE39 Cordova) | D62 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 22/9/1942 | 27/12/1942 | 23/8/1943 // 25/8/1943 | to USA 26/1/1946 |
| Nabob (ex-CVE41 Edisto) | D77 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 20/10/1942 | 9/3/1943 | 7/9/1943 | constructive loss 22/8/1944 |
| Patroller (ex-CVE44 Keewenaw) | D07 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 27/11/1942 | 6/5/1943 | 25/10/1943 | to USA 13/12/1946 |
| Premier (ex-CVE42 Estero) | D23 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 31/10/1942 | 22/3/1943 | 3/11/1943 | to USA 12/4/1946 |
| Puncher (ex-CVE53 Willapa) | D79 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 21/5/1943 | 8/11/1943 | 5/2/1944 | to USA 16/1/1946 |
| Queen (ex-CVE49 St. Andrews) | D19 - R320 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 12/3/1943 | 31/7/1943 | 7/12/1943 | to USA 31/10/1946 |
| Rajah (ex-CVE45 Prince, ex-McClure) | D10 - R310 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA // Willamette Iron and Steel, USA | 17/12/1942 | 18/5/1943 | 17/1/1944 | to USA 13/12/1946 |
| Ranee (ex-CVE46 Niantic) | D03 - R323 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 5/1/1943 | 2/6/1943 | 8/11/1943 | to USA 21/11/1946 |
| Reaper (ex-CVE54 Winjah) | D82 - R324 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 5/6/1943 | 22/11/1943 | 21/2/1944 | to USA 20/5/1946 |
| Ruler* (ex-CVE50 St. Joseph) | D72 - R311 - A731 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 25/3/1943 | 21/8/1943 | 22/12/1943 | to USA 29/1/1946 |
| Shah (ex-CVE43 Jamaica) | D21 - R312 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 13/11/1942 | 21/4/1943 | 27/9/1943 | to USA 6/12/1945 |
| Slinger (ex-CVE32 Chatham) | D26 - R313 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA // Willamette Iron and Steel, USA | 25/5/1942 | 15/12/1942 | 11/8/1943 | to USA 27/2/1946 |
| Smiter (ex-CVE52 Vermillion) | D55 - R321 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 10/5/1943 | 27/9/1943 | 20/1/1944 | to USA 6/4/1946 |
| Speaker* (ex-CVE40 Delgada) | D90 - R314 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA // Willamette Iron and Steel, USA | 9/10/1942 | 20/2/1943 | 20/11/1943 | to USA 27/7/1946 |
| Thane* (ex-CVE48 Sunset) | D48 - R316 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA | 23/2/1943 | 15/7/1943 | 19/11/1943 | constructive loss 15/1/1945 |
| Trouncer (ex-CVE47 Perdita) | D85 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA // Commercial Iron Works, Portland, USA | 1/2/1943 | 16/6/1943 | 31/1/1944 | to USA 3/3/1946 |
| Trumpeter (ex-CVE37 Bastian) | D09 - R318 | Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle, USA // Commercial Iron Works, Portland, USA | 25/8/1942 | 15/12/1942 | 4/8/1943 | to USA 6/4/1946 |
* - attack carrier.
|
Displacement standard, t |
11400 |
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Displacement full, t |
15390 |
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Length, m |
150.5 - 151.4 |
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Breadth, m |
21.2 wl 24.0 fd |
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Draught, m |
7.75 deep load |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
geared steam turbines, 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
8500 |
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Max speed, kn |
18 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 3160 |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 12, 8 x 2 - 40/56 Bofors, 14 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 7 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 18 - 24 aircraft (Fulmar, Sea Hurricane, Seafire, Martlet/Wildcat, Corsair, Gannet/Hellcat fighters, Swordfish, Albacore, Barracuda, Tarpon/Avenger torpedo bombers) |
| Sensors | SC, SG radars |
| Complement | 646 |
Aircraft facilities (fd - 3,204 (3,293)m², ha - ~ 1,500m² / 7,995m³): Flight deck: 133.5 (Smiter - 137.2) x 24.0m, hangar was 5.33m in height. There were 2 lifts (12.6 x 10.1m, 6.3t) and 1 catapult H-IV (3.9t plane was launched at 137km/h). Aircraft fuel stowage was 164,000l (Begum - 158,000, Emperor - 218,000, Slinger - 229,000).
| Year | Fighters | Torpedo bombers |
| 5/1944 Emperor | 20 Hellcat | --- |
| 8/1944 Trumpeter | 4 Wildcat V/VI | 12 Avenger |
| 2/1945 Puncher | 12 Wildcat VI | 9 Barracuda |
| 5/1945 Shah | 4 Hellcat, 5 Seafire | 10 Avenger |
Ship project history: The second series of the American ships of Bogue class. 22 carriers from 24 have been transferred on lend-lease to the RN, one to RCN (Nabob was manned by RCN but served in the RN) and one remained in USN. In comparison with previous design, second series ships had strengthened artillery, increased flight deck and a smaller aviation petrol stowage. US 127mm Ìê 12 guns with maximal elevation angle only 27° could not conduct AA fire.
Modernizations: 5 - 7/1945, Arbiter: + 4 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors
8/1945, Trouncer: - 14 x 2 - 20/70; + 14 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors
Naval service: Ameer, Atheling, Begum and Emperor were commissioned by US Navy and transferred to RN later. Slinger was stricken by a mine 5/2/1944 and repaired till November, 1944. Nabob was damaged by a torpedo from German submarine U354 22/8/1944, laid up and never completely repaired. Thane was torpedoed by German submarine U482 15/1/1945 in a mouth of the river Clyde (10 people were lost), laid up and never repaired and never commissioned again.
Trumpeter 1945
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