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GLACIER (CVE-33)  /  HMS ATHELING


CLASS - BOGUE
Displacement 7,800 Tons, Dimensions, 495' 8" (oa) x 69' 6" x 26' (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/51 4 x 40mm, 10 x 20mm, 28 Aircraft.
Machinery, 8,500 SHP; Allis-Chambers, Geared Turbines, 1 screw
Speed, 17.5 Knots, Crew 890.
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CVE-33 /HMS Atheling
NS0303301		 80k Starboard side, moored. IWM
CVE-33 /HMS Atheling
NS0303302		 43k HMS Atheling, date and place unknown. Robert Hurst
CVE-33 Glacier/HMS Atheling
NS0303303		 75k HMS Atheling at anchor. Colombo, May 1945. Courtesy of Tony Drury, Royal Navy Escort Carriers
CVE-33 Glacier/HMS Atheling
NS0303304		 66k

Wildcat JV508 of 890 Squadron goes into the barrier, 15 May 1944, while HMS Atheling worked up as a fighter carrier with the East Indies Fleet.

Photo from the collection of the late John Vallely, Sub Lt. (A) RNVR.

(Thans to Oliver Prout, grandson of a pilot in 890 Squadron, who provided additional information.)

 Courtesy of Tony Drury, Royal Navy Escort Carriers
USS ATHELING CVE-33 History (Ex- GLACIER CVE-33)
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Not Applicable To This Ship
Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway World Aircraft Carrier Pages, by Andrew Toppan.
HMS Atheling, at the Royal Navy Escort Carriers site, by Tony Drury.
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