Long Island 1942
Long Island 1944
| No | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| AVG1, 8/1942- ACV1, 7/1943- CVE1 | Long Island (ex-Mormacmail) | Sun SB, Chester // Newport News | 7/7/1939 | 11/1/1940 | 2/6/1941 | aircraft ferry 2/1944, stricken 12/4/1946 |
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Displacement standard, t |
11300 |
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Displacement full, t |
14050 |
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Length, m |
141.7 wl 150.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
21.2 wl 31.1 oa |
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Draught, m |
7.66 full load |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
4 Bush-Sulzer diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
8500 |
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Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 1365 |
| Endurance, nm (kts) | |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 102/50 Mk 9, 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk10/20/21, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, 16 aircraft (F3F, F2A Buffalo fighters, SOC Seagull reconnaissance planes) |
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Complement |
408 |
Aircraft facilities (fd - 2,337 m², ha - 493 m² / 2,615 m³): Flight deck: 109.7 x 21.3 m. Hangar: 29.9 x 16.5 x 5.3 m. There was 1 lift in center line (3.4 t, 11.6 x 10.4 m). There was 1 H-II catapult. Aircraft fuel stowage: 379 000 l.
| Year | fighters | reconnaissance planes |
| 12/1941 | 7 F2A | 17 SOC-3 |
Ship project history: The first American escort aircraft carrier, converted from cargo m/s Mormacmail of type Ñ-3 before the introduction of the USA to Second world war. Works on vessel conversion have begun 6/3/1941 and have been fulfilled all for 88 days. The project on conception reminded British Audacity (commissioned approximately at the same time), but represented more rigorous carrier. Long Island had a small hangar, elevator and a catapult. In hold for stability preservation ship was been loaded by 1650t of lead ballast. The hull was arranged with the primitive underwater protection including 25mm longitudinal bulkhead.
In February, 1944 ship was converted to aircraft ferry: flight deck was lightened, catapult and arresting gear were removed.
Ship protection: Flight deck was 19mm thick.
Modernizations: 9/1941: - 4 x 1 - 12.7/90; + 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon
1942: flight deck was lengthened to 127.4 m (2,714 m²), - 1 x 1 - 102/50; + 1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 12, 16 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, SC radar
2/1944 as aviation ferry: catapult was replaced by more powerful, flight deck was lightened. - SC radar; + SC-2 radar.
1945: - 20 x 1 -20/70; + 20 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon
Naval service: No significant events.
Long Island 1944
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