HMS Dasher (D37)
1942 Avenger-class escort carrier of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Dasher and Rio de Janeiro (ship).
HMS Dasher (D37) was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, of the Avenger class, converted merchant vessels, and one of the shortest-lived escort carriers. She served in the Second World War and sank on 27 March 1943.
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HMS Dasher (note that this image appears to be reversed: the bridge was on the starboard side.) | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Dasher |
Builder | Sun Shipbuilding |
Yard number | 189, USMC hull #62 |
Laid down | 14 March 1940 |
Launched | 11 April 1941 |
Acquired | Delivered USMC 22 November 1941 |
Commissioned | 2 July 1942 |
Renamed | Built as Rio de Janeiro, renamed Dasher 2 July 1942 |
Fate | Sunk by internal explosion 27 March 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Avenger-class escort carrier |
Displacement | 8,200 tons |
Length | 492 ft 3 in (150.04 m) |
Beam | 66 ft 3 in (20.19 m) |
Draught | 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) |
Installed power | 8,500 bhp (6,300 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Complement | 555 |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 15 |
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