Bogue-class escort carrier

Class overview
USS Bogue (CVE-9)
Name:	Bogue class
Builders:	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Ingalls Shipbuilding Western Pipe & Steel
Operators:	Royal Navy United States Navy
Preceded by:	Long Island class
Succeeded by:	Sangamon class
Subclasses:	Attacker class Ruler class
In commission:	1942–1946
Completed:	45
General characteristics
Type:	Escort carrier
Displacement:	16,620 long tons (16,890 t)
Length:	496 ft (151 m); flight deck: 439 ft (134 m)
Beam:	69 ft 6 in (21.18 m); flight deck: 70 ft (21 m)
Draught:	26 ft (7.9 m)
Installed power:	8,500 shp (6,300 kW)
Propulsion:	2 × geared steam turbines 2 × boilers 1 × shaft
Speed:	18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement:	646, excluding air group
Armament:	2 × 4 in/ 50 caliber gun (1 × 2) 8 × 40 mm anti-aircraft guns (4 × 2) 10-35 × 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons
Aircraft carried:	19-24; (typical complement: 12 × fighters (Grumman F4F Wildcats) 9 × torpedo bombers (Grumman TBF Avengers)) (Supermarine Seafires and Fairey Swordfish, respectively, in RN service.)
Aviation facilities:	2 × elevators

The Bogue class were a class of escort carriers built in the United States for service with the U.S. Navy and (under lend-lease) the Royal Navy during World War II. Following the war, ten Bogue-class ships were kept in service by the U.S. Navy and were used for helicopter and aircraft transport operations.

The ships operated by the Royal Navy were renamed and grouped as the Attacker class and the Ruler class; the latter all having names of "Ruler"s. Following the war, those ships that served with the Royal Navy were returned to the United States and were either scrapped or converted for mercantile use.

Origins

The Bogue-class escort carriers were based on the Maritime Commission's Type C3 cargo ship hull.^[1] Most were built by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, but some of the early examples were produced by Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi and by the Western Pipe and Steel Company of San Francisco, California.^[2] They all were named for sounds, and were equipped with derricks for retrieving seaplanes and loading and unloading aircraft.^[3]

These vessels were equipped with a variety of weapons, including one or two main guns of 4-inch/50 caliber,^[4] 5-inch /38 caliber, or 5-inch /51 caliber plus 40 mm Bofors and 20 mm Oerlikons. The type of main gun and number of smaller guns changed over the course of the war. They could carry as many as 28 aircraft operationally, or more if operating as an aircraft transport with additional aircraft secured to the flight deck.^[5]

The 10 remaining Bogue-class escort carriers in US service were re-designated helicopter escort carriers (CVHE) in 1955 and 5 of these were re-designated utility escort carriers (CVU) in 1958, then aircraft ferry (AKV) in 1958 and operating under US Maritime Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) during the Vietnam War.^[4]

Transfer to the Royal Navy

Most of the ships of the class were transferred to the Royal Navy under the provisions of the Lend-Lease program; they were given new names for their RN service and returned to the U.S. Navy after the war. The first group to be transferred were known by the RN as the Attacker class; in their place replacements were constructed with the same names for the American fleet. A second group of ships were built and sent almost in its entirety to the Royal Navy, known as the Ameer or Ruler class in British service, and sometimes as the Prince William class in the U.S. Navy.

As delivered, these carriers required modifications to conform to Royal Naval standards and, for some ships, the initial works were done by Burrard Dry Dock at Vancouver, Canada. These included extending the flight deck, fitting redesigned flying controls and fighter direction layout, modifications to hangar, accommodation and store rooms, extra safety measures, oiling at sea arrangements, gunnery and other internal communications, extra wireless and radio facilities, ship black-out arrangements and other items deemed necessary for British service.

The consequential delays in getting these ships into active service caused critical comments from some in the U.S. Navy.

Ships

First group (USN Bogue / RN Attacker class)

Bogue class / Attacker class
Number	US name	Number	British name	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
CVE-6	Altamaha	D18	Battler	Ingalls Shipbuilding	15 April 1941	4 April 1942	15 November 1942	12 February 1946	Returned to US, sold for scrap 14 May 1946
CVE-7	Barnes	D02	Attacker	Western Pipe and Steel Company	17 April 1941	27 September 1941	30 September 1942	5 January 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use February 1947
CVE-8	Block Island (ex-Mormacpenn)	D80	Hunter (ex-Trailer)	Ingalls Shipbuilding	15 May 1941	22 May 1942	9 January 1943	29 December 1945	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use 17 January 1947
CVE-9	Bogue			Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	1 October 1941	15 January 1942	26 September 1942	30 November 1946	Sold for scrapping 1960
CVE-10	Breton	D32	Chaser	Ingalls Shipbuilding	28 June 1941	15 February 1943	9 April 1943	12 May 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-11	Card			Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	27 October 1941	27 February 1942	8 November 1942	13 May 1946	Converted to an aircraft transport as USNS Card, sold for scrapping in 1971
CVE-12	Copahee			Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	18 June 1941	21 October 1941	15 June 1942	5 July 1946	Sold for scrapping 1961
CVE-13	Core			Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	2 January 1942	15 May 1942	10 December 1942	4 October 1946	Sold for scrapping 1971
CVE-14	Croatan	D64	Fencer	Western Pipe and Steel Company	5 September 1941	4 April 1942	20 February 1943	21 December 1945	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-15	Hamlin	D91	Stalker	Western Pipe and Steel Company	6 October 1941	5 March 1942	21 December 1942	29 December 1945	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-16	Nassau			Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	27 November 1941	4 April 1942	20 August 1942	28 October 1946	Sold for scrap 1961
CVE-17	St. George	D73	Pursuer	Ingalls Shipbuilding	31 July 1941	18 July 1942	14 June 1943	12 February 1946	Returned to US, sold for scrapping 1946
CVE-18	Altamaha			Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	19 December 1941	22 May 1942	15 September 1942	27 September 1946	Sold for scrapping 1961
CVE-19	Prince William	D12	Striker	Western Pipe and Steel Company	15 December 1941	7 May 1942	18 May 1943	12 February 1946	Returned to US, sold for scrapping 1948
CVE-20	Barnes			Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	19 January 1942	2 May 1942	20 February 1943	29 August 1946	Sold for scrapping 1960
CVE-21	Block Island			Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	19 January 1942	1 May 1942	8 March 1943	N/A	Torpedoed by German submarine U-549, scuttled 29 May 1944
AVG-22		D40	Searcher	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	20 February 1942	20 June 1942	7 April 1943	29 November 1945	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-23	Breton			Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	25 February 1942	27 June 1942	12 April 1943	20 August 1946	Sold for scrapping 1972
unnumbered		D70	Ravager	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	11 April 1942	16 July 1942	25 April 1943	27 February 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-25	Croatan			Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	15 April 1942	1 August 1942	28 April 1943	20 May 1946	Sold for scrapping 1971
BAVG-6		D24	Tracker	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	3 November 1941	7 March 1942	31 January 1943	2 November 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use

Second group (USN Bogue / RN Ameer or Ruler class)

General characteristics as the Attacker class, except for displacement and armament.

Bogue class / Ameer or Ruler class
Number	US name	Number	British name	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
CVE-31	Prince William			Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	18 May 1942	23 August 1942	9 April 1943	29 August 1946	Sold for scrapping, 1961
CVE-32	Chatham	D26	Slinger	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	25 May 1942	19 September 1942	11 August 1943	12 April 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-33	Glacier	D51	Atheling	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	9 June 1942	7 September 1942	28 October 1943	6 December 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-34	Pybus	D98	Emperor	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	23 June 1942	7 October 1942	6 August 1943	28 March 1946	Returned to US, sold for scrapping 1946
CVE-35	Baffins	D01	Ameer	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	18 July 1942	18 October 1942	20 July 1943	20 March 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-36	Bolinas	D38	Begum	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	3 August 1942	11 November 1942	2 August 1943	26 February 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-37	Bastian	D09	Trumpeter	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	25 August 1942	15 December 1942	4 August 1943	19 June 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-38	Carnegie	D42	Empress	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	9 September 1942	30 December 1942	12 August 1943	28 March 1946	Returned to US, sold for scrapping 1946
CVE-39	Cordova	D62	Khedive	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	22 September 1942	30 January 1943	25 August 1943	19 July 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-40	Delgada	D90	Speaker	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	9 October 1942	20 February 1943	20 November 1943	25 September 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-41	Edisto	D77	Nabob	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	20 October 1942	22 March 1943	7 September 1943	10 October 1944	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-42	Estero	D23	Premier	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	31 October 1942	22 March 1943	3 November 1943	21 May 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-43	Jamaica	D21	Shah	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	13 November 1942	21 April 1943	27 September 1943	7 February 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-44	Keweenaw	D07	Patroller	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	27 November 1942	6 May 1943	25 October 1943	7 February 1947	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-45	Prince	D10	Rajah	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	17 December 1942	18 May 1943	17 January 1944	7 February 1947	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-46	Niantic	D03	Ranee	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	5 January 1943	2 June 1943	8 November 1943	22 January 1947	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-47	Perdido	D85	Trouncer	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	1 February 1943	16 June 1943	31 January 1944	12 April 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-48	Sunset	D48	Thane	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	23 February 1943	15 July 1943	19 November 1943	1945	Returned to US, sold for scrapping 1945
CVE-49	St. Andrews	D19	Queen	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	12 March 1943	2 August 1943	7 December 1943	1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-50	St. Joseph	D72	Ruler	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	25 March 1943	21 August 1943	22 December 1943	29 January 1946	Returned to US, sold for scrapping 1946
CVE-51	St. Simon	D31	Arbiter	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	26 April 1943	9 September 1943	31 December 1943	12 April 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-52	Vermillion	D55	Smiter	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	10 May 1943	27 September 1943	20 January 1944	6 May 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-53	Willapa	D79	Puncher	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	21 May 1943	8 November 1943	5 February 1944	16 February 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
CVE-54	Winjah	D82	Reaper	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	5 June 1943	22 November 1943	18 February 1944	2 July 1946	Returned to US, sold for mercantile use

Notes

↑ Relly & Florian Petrescu The Aviation History (2012) Books on Demand GmbH, Norderstedt p.196
↑ Paul Fontenoy Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact (2006) ABC-CLIO, Inc, Santa Barbara p.286
↑ F. Jane, M. Prendergast, & O.Parkes Jane's Fighting Ships (1691) Jane's Publishing Company Limited p.320
1 2 David Wragg The Escort Carrier in the Second World War: Combustible, Vulnerable, Expendable! (1980) Pen & Sword Maritime, Barnsley, S. Yorkshire p.192
↑ Conway Maritime Press Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946 (2005) Naval Institute Press p.108

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Bogue-class escort carrier

United States Navy

Royal Navy

Attacker class	Attacker Battler Chaser Fencer Hunter Pursuer Stalker Striker

Ruler class	Ameer Arbiter Atheling Begum Emperor Empress Khedive Nabob Patroller Premier Puncher Queen Rajah Ranee Reaper Ravager Searcher Ruler Shah Slinger Smiter Speaker Tracker Thane Trouncer Trumpeter

Preceded by: Long Island class
Followed by: Sangamon class

British naval ship classes of the Second World War

Aircraft carriers	Courageous Argus Hermes Eagle Ark Royal Illustrious Unicorn Implacable Colossus Majestic^C Audacious^C Malta^X Centaur^C

Escort carriers	Archer^AV Audacity^V Avenger^AV Attacker^A Ruler^A Activity^V Pretoria Castle^V Nairana^V

Battleships	Queen Elizabeth Revenge Nelson King George V Lion^X Vanguard^C

Battlecruisers	Renown Hood

Heavy cruisers	Hawkins County York

Light cruisers	C Danae Emerald Leander Arethusa Town Dido Crown Colony Minotaur

Minelayers	Adventure Abdiel Plover Linnet Agamemnon^V Menestheus^V Port Napier^V Port Quebec^V Southern Prince^V Teviot Bank^V

Destroyer leaders	Shakespeare Scott

Destroyers	R S V & W Town^A Ambuscade Amazon A & B C & D E & F G & H I Tribal J, K & N Hunt L & M O & P Q & R S & T U & V W & Z C Battle Weapon^C G^X Daring^C,P

Frigates	River Captain^A Colony^A Loch Bay

Corvettes	Flower Castle

Sloops	24 Bridgewater Hastings Banff^A Shoreham Grimsby Kingfisher Bittern Egret Black Swan

Minesweepers	Hunt Halcyon Bangor Auk^A Algerine Cybele

Submarines	H L Odin Parthian Rainbow S River Grampus T U P611 V Amphion X XE

Coastal	Harbour Defence Motor Launch Fairmile B motor launch Motor Torpedo Boat Motor Gun Boat Steam Gun Boat

Other	Trawlers Isles Portuguese Tree Monitors Erebus Roberts Seaplane carriers Pegasus Albatross Merchant aircraft carriers Fighter catapult ships Armed merchant cruisers Ocean boarding vessels

A American built X Cancelled C Completed after the war C,P Laid down and completed after the war V Conversions

United States naval ship classes of World War II

Aircraft carriers	Lexington Ranger^S Yorktown Wasp^S Essex Midway^C

Light aircraft carriers	Independence Saipan^C

Escort carriers	Long Island Charger Bogue Sangamon Casablanca Commencement Bay

Battleships	Wyoming New York Nevada Pennsylvania New Mexico Tennessee Colorado North Carolina South Dakota Iowa Montana^X

Large cruisers	Alaska

Heavy cruisers	Pensacola Northampton Portland New Orleans Wichita^S Baltimore Oregon City^C Des Moines^C

Light cruisers	Omaha Brooklyn St. Louis Atlanta Cleveland Fargo^C Juneau^C Worcester^C

Gunboats	Asheville Tulsa Dubuque Plymouth^S Williamsburg^S St. Augustine^S Vixen^S Erie

Destroyers	Sampson Caldwell Wickes Clemson Farragut Porter Mahan Gridley Bagley Somers Benham Sims Benson Gleaves Fletcher Allen M. Sumner Robert H. Smith Gearing

Destroyer escorts	Evarts Buckley Cannon Edsall Rudderow John C. Butler

Patrol frigates	Asheville Tacoma

Patrol boats	Action

Minesweepers	Lapwing Raven Auk Eagle^S Hawk Admirable

Submarines	O R S Barracuda Argonaut^S Narwhal Dolphin^S Cachalot Porpoise Salmon Sargo Tambor Mackerel Gato Balao Tench

S Single ship of class C Completed after the war X Cancelled

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