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HAMLIN (ACV-15)  /  HMS STALKER   (D91)
(later CVE-15)


Battle Honours

Atlantic 1943-1944 — Salerno 1943 — South France 1944 — Aegean 1944 — Burma 1945
Attacker (US Bogue) Class Escort Carrier
Ordered Laid down Launched Commissioned Returned to US Stricken
- 6 Oct 1941 5 Mar 1942 21 Dec 1942 29 Dec 1945 20 Mar 1946
Builder: Western Pipe & Steel Corporation, San Francisco, Calif.
Specifications
(As converted, 1942)
Displacement: 7,800 tons standard; 14,170 tons full load
Dimensions (wl): 465' x 69.5' x 24' 8"  /  141.7 x 21.2 x 7.5 meters
Dimensions (max.): 495' 8" x 111.5'  /  151.1 x 34 meters
Armor: None
Power plant: 2 boilers (285 psi); 1 steam turbine; 1 shaft; 8,500 shp
Speed: 18+ knots
Endurance: 27,300 nautical miles @ 11 knots
Armament: 2 single 4"/50 gun mounts; 4 twin 40-mm/56-cal gun mounts; 8 twin and 10 single 20-mm/70-cal gun mounts
Aircraft: 12+
Aviation facilities: 2 elevators; 1 hydraulic catapult (H 2); 9 arresting wires and 3 barriers
Crew: 646
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Hamlin  /  HMS Stalker (D91)
CVE-15 / HMS Stalker
NS0301501		 39k

Hamlin was built by Western Pipe & Steel Co., San Francisco, launched (as AVG-15) on 5 March 1942 and sponsored by Mrs. William H. Shea.

 Haze Gray & Underway
CVE-15 / HMS Stalker
NS0301504		 85k

HMS Stalker, date and place unknown.

 Courtesy of Tony Drury, Royal Navy Escort Carriers
CVE-15 / HMS Stalker
NS0301506		 87k

The fighter (assault) carrier HMS Stalker at anchor, date and location unknown.

 Robert Hurst
CVE-15 / HMS Stalker
NS0301505		 69k

HMS Stalker underway off San Francisco, January 15, 1943.

 Robert Hurst
CVE-15 / HMS Stalker
NS0301505a		 61k

HMS Stalker, ex-Hamlin (ACV-15), seen 135° off centerline off San Francisco, Calif., January 15, 1943.

Mare Island Naval Ship Yard Ship Files, U.S. National Archives, San Francisco (MINY photo #525-43).

 Tracy White, Researcher @ Large
CVE-15 / HMS Stalker
NS0301502		 51k

HMS Stalker, March 1943. Location unknown.

(Thanks to Robert Hurst, who provided additional info).

 Haze Gray & Underway
Commercial Service
CVE-15 Hamlin / HMS Stalker
NS0301503		 61k

The Dutch-flagged Riouw, ex-HMS Stalker, in the Weser River, leaving Bremen, Germany, October 1965.

 Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus
View the Hamlin (ACV-15 / CVE-15)  /  HMS Stalker (D91)
DANFS History entry located on the Hazegray & Underway Web Site.
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