HMS Striker (D12)

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For other ships with the same name, see USS Prince William and HMS Striker.

HMS Striker c. 1945
History
United States
NameUSS Prince William
BuilderWestern Pipe and Steel Company
Laid down15 December 1941
Launched7 May 1942
Commissioned28 April 1943
FateTransferred to Royal Navy
United Kingdom
NameHMS Striker
Commissioned18 May 1943
Decommissioned12 February 1946
Stricken28 March 1946
FateScrapped in 1948
General characteristics
Class and typeAttacker-class escort carrier
Displacement14,400 tons
Length491 ft 6 in (149.81 m)
Beam105 ft (32 m)
Draught26 ft (7.9 m)
PropulsionSteam turbines, 1 shaft, 8,500 shp (6,300 kW)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement646 officers and enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carried20

The name Prince William (CVE-19) (earlier AVG-19 then ACV-19) was assigned to MC hull 198, a converted

San Francisco, California
, 15 December 1941.

Designated for transfer to the Royal Navy under the Lend-Lease Agreement, she was renamed and launched as HMS Striker (D12), 7 May 1942; redesignated ACV-19, 20 August 1942; delivered to the United States Navy 28 April 1943; and transferred to the Royal Navy 18 May 1943. Redesignated CVE-19, on the US Navy List, 15 July 1943. During November and December 1944, she was in transit between Scotland and Australia with HMS Fencer ferrying Mosquito aircraft for use in the Far East Theatre. From March to August 1945 the ship was part of the British Pacific Fleet attached to the 30th Aircraft Carrier Squadron as its flagship.[1] She served with the Royal Navy throughout the remainder of World War II.

She was returned to the US Navy, at

Naval Register on 28 March 1946. The ship was then sold to the Patapsco Steel Scrap Co., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
, on 5 June 1948 and scrapped.

Design and description

There were eight

Western Pipe & Steel shipyards in the United States, both building four ships each.[2]

The ships had a complement of 646 men and crew accommodation was different from the normal Royal Navy's arrangements. The separate messes no longer had to prepare their own food, as everything was cooked in the galley and served cafeteria style in a central dining area. They were also equipped with a modern laundry and a barbershop. The traditional hammocks were replaced by three-tier bunk beds, eighteen to a cabin which was hinged and could be tied up to provide extra space when not in use.[3]

The ships dimensions were; an

deep load.[4] Propulsion was provided by four diesel engines connected to one shaft giving 8,500 brake horsepower (6,300 kW), which could propel the ship at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph).[5]

Aircraft facilities were a small combined bridge–flight control on the

anti-submarine aircraft.[4]

References

  1. ISBN 9781783469222
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  2. ^ Cocker (2008), p.79.
  3. ^ Poolman (1972), pp.74–75.
  4. ^ a b c d Cocker (2008), p.80.
  5. ^ Cocker (2008), pp.80–81.
  6. ^ Poolman (1972), p.57.

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