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ST. SIMON (CVE-51)  /  HMS ARBITER


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.
Fate: 1948: Converted to a cargo ship, renamed Coracero (Argentinian flag). 1965: President Macapagal (Philippine flag). 1972: Lucky Two. May 1972: Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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HMS Arbiter (D31)
CVE-51 St. Simon/HMS Arbiter
NS0305102		 105k

Ship undergoing builder's trials (Commercial Iron Works) off Portland, end of December 1943. Note the ship is not flying a flag or ensign from the signal yards, and the defensive armament is not installed — this work was done at Burrards Dry Dock Co. Ltd., North Vancouver, British Columbia between January 17th and March 3rd.

 Courtesy of Tony Drury, Royal Navy Escort Carriers
CVE-51 St. Simon/HMS Arbiter
NS0305101		 58k Moored, Sutherland flying boat alongside. IWM
CVE-51 St. Simon/HMS Arbiter
NS0305104		 305k

HMS Arbiter underway, date and place unknown.

 Courtesy of Tony Drury, Royal Navy Escort Carriers
CVE-51 St. Simon/HMS Arbiter
NS0305105		 78k

HMS Arbiter underway, in Far Eastern camouflage, 1945.

 Robert Hurst
CVE-51 St. Simon/HMS Arbiter
NS0305106		 59k

HMS Arbiter at Sydney, May 1945.

 Courtesy of Tony Drury, Royal Navy Escort Carriers
CVE-51 St. Simon/HMS Arbiter
NS0305107		 57k

HMS Arbiter along side in Sydney, November 1945, between humanitarian voyages to Hong Kong delivering food and medical supplies and returning Australian and allied POWs to Australia.

 Courtesy of Tony Drury, Royal Navy Escort Carriers
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CVE-51 St. Simon/HMS Arbiter
NS0305103		 61k Ex-St. Simon, ex-HMS Arbiter, as Coracero (Argentinian flag) leaving Bremen, Germany, in July 1964. Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus
HMS ARBITER CVE-51 History (ex- ST. SIMON)
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