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(BAVG-2)  /  HMS AVENGER (D14)


Battle Honours

Arctic 1942 — North Africa 1942
Archer (similar to US Long Island) Class Escort Carrier
Ordered Laid down Launched Commissioned Returned to US Stricken
- 28 Nov 1939 27 Nov 1940 2 Mar 1942    
Builder: Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pa.

Fate: Torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-155, west of Gibraltar, 15 November 1942. A single torpedo hit Avenger abreast the bomb room, which exploded, causing the carrier to break up and sink in under 5 minutes, with heavy loss of life.
Specifications
(As converted, 1942)
Displacement: 8,200 tons standard; 15,700 tons full load
Dimensions (wl): 465' x 69.5' x 26.33'  /  141.7 x 21.2 x 8 meters
Dimensions (max.): 492' x 102'  /  150 x 31.1 meters
Armor: None
Power plant: 2 Doxford diesels (6-cylinder); 1 shaft; 8,500 bhp
Speed: 16 knots
Endurance: 14,550 nautical miles @ 10 knots
Armament: 3 single 4"/50 gun mounts; 4(?) twin and 7(?) single 20-mm/70-cal gun mounts
Aircraft: 15
Aviation facilities: 1 elevator; 1 hydraulic catapult (H 2); 9 arresting wires and 3 barriers
Crew: 555
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BAVG-2, BAVG-3, BAVG-4
NS030100304		 53k Rio Hudson, Rio Parana and Rio de la Plata just prior to conversion. Hazegray & Underway
BAVG-2 HMS Avenger
NS030100201		 93k Undated, Avenger and Biter (D97, BAVG-3) are seen here in heavy weather in the North Sea. Note Biter has been fitted with an island structure, while her sister Avenger still shows her configuration as transferred. IWM
BAVG-2 HMS Avenger
NS030100202		 30k Good view of the port side, the enclosed area is the hangar. Hazegray & Underway
BAVG-2 HMS Avenger
NS030100203		 61k HMS Avenger underway, date and place unknown. Robert Hurst
BAVG-2  /  HMS Avenger (D14) History
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