The ship initially served as a convoy escort in the Atlantic theatre. Later in the war she was used mainly as a deck-landing training carrier. In February 1946 she was returned to the US Navy and sold for civilian use in July 1947, being renamed Robin Trent and later Trent. She was scrapped in 1973.
Ravager (AVG-24) was laid down as MC hull 240 on 11 April 1942, by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington. She was intended to be named Charger, but was named Ravager when launched 16 July 1942;[2] sponsored by Mrs. C. G. Mitchell; acquired by the U.S. Navy and transferred to the United Kingdom under lend-lease on 25 April 1943; and commissioned in the Royal Navy the same day.[3]
Design and descriptionedit
These ships were all larger and had a greater aircraft capacity than all the preceding American built escort carriers. They were also all laid down as escort carriers and not converted merchant ships. All the ships had a complement of 646 men and an overall length of 495 feet 6 inches (151.0 m), a beam of 69 feet 6 inches (21.2 m) and a draught of 25 ft 6 in (7.8 m). Propulsion was provided by one shaft, two boilers and a steam turbine giving 8,500 shp (6,300 kW), which could propel the ship at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).[4]
During World War II, Ravager, redesignated on U.S. Navy records as CVE-24 on 15 July 1943, operated in the Atlantic protecting Allied shipping from German U-boats. After the war ended, she arrived Norfolk, 9 February 1946, and was returned to the U.S. Navy there on 27 February, the day she was decommissioned by the Royal Navy. Ravager was sold to William B. St. John, of New York City, 1 July 1947, and was placed in merchant service as Robin Trent.[3]
"HMS RAVAGER (D 70) - Attacker/Tracker-class Escort Aircraft Carrier". Naval-History.Net. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
Cocker, Maurice (2008). Aircraft-Carrying Ships of the Royal Navy. Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN978-0-7524-4633-2.
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Ravager HMS Ravager D70 was an Attacker class escort carrier built in the United States as part of the Bogue class and operated by the Royal Navy during World War II HMS Ravager D70 History United States NameCharger Ravager NamesakeOne that attacks One who plunders Orderedas a Type C3 S A1 hull MCE hull 240 1 BuilderSeattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation Tacoma Washington Laid down11 April 1942 Launched16 July 1942 Acquired25 April 1943 RenamedRavager 16 July 1942 ReclassifiedACV 20 Aug 1942 CVE 15 July 1943 IdentificationHull symbol AVG 24 ACV 24 CVE 24 FateTransferred to the Royal Navy 25 April 1943 United Kingdom NameRavager Acquired25 April 1943 Commissioned25 April 1943 Decommissioned27 February 1946 IdentificationHull symbol D70 Honours andawardsAtlantic 1943 FateReturned to USN 27 February 1946 United States NameRavager Acquired27 February 1946 Stricken12 April 1946 FateSold for commercial use 1 July 1947 United States NameRobin Trent Acquired1 July 1947 FateScrapped 1973 General characteristics Class and typeBogue class escort carrier USA Attacker class escort carrier UK Displacement7 800 long tons 7 900 t standard 14 170 long tons 14 400 t full load Length465 ft 142 m lwl 495 ft 8 in 151 08 m max Beam69 ft 6 in 21 18 m 111 ft 6 in 33 99 m extreme width Draught24 ft 8 in 7 52 m Installed power2 boilers 8 500 shp 6 300 kW Propulsion1 steam turbines 1 shaft Speed18 kn 33 km h 21 mph Range27 300 nmi 50 600 km 31 400 mi at 11 kn 20 km h 13 mph Complement646 excluding air group ArmamentVaried by ship 2 4 in 102 mm 50 5 in 127 mm 38 or 5 in 51 guns 1 2 4 twin 40 mm 1 57 in Bofors anti aircraft guns AA 4 2 8 twin 20 mm 0 79 in Oerlikon AA cannons 10 single 20 mm Oerlikon AA cannons Aircraft carried20 Aviation facilities1 catapult 2 elevators Service record Operations Battle of the Atlantic 1943 44 Ravager was initially constructed in the U S by Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding in Tacoma in 1942 She was purchased by the U S Navy and was converted to an escort carrier at Commercial Iron Works Portland Oregon Upon completion in 1943 she was transferred to the Royal Navy and named HMS Ravager The ship initially served as a convoy escort in the Atlantic theatre Later in the war she was used mainly as a deck landing training carrier In February 1946 she was returned to the US Navy and sold for civilian use in July 1947 being renamed Robin Trent and later Trent She was scrapped in 1973 Contents 1 Construction 2 Design and description 3 Service history 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksConstruction editRavager AVG 24 was laid down as MC hull 240 on 11 April 1942 by Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp Tacoma Washington She was intended to be named Charger but was named Ravager when launched 16 July 1942 2 sponsored by Mrs C G Mitchell acquired by the U S Navy and transferred to the United Kingdom under lend lease on 25 April 1943 and commissioned in the Royal Navy the same day 3 Design and description editThese ships were all larger and had a greater aircraft capacity than all the preceding American built escort carriers They were also all laid down as escort carriers and not converted merchant ships All the ships had a complement of 646 men and an overall length of 495 feet 6 inches 151 0 m a beam of 69 feet 6 inches 21 2 m and a draught of 25 ft 6 in 7 8 m Propulsion was provided by one shaft two boilers and a steam turbine giving 8 500 shp 6 300 kW which could propel the ship at 18 knots 33 km h 21 mph 4 Aircraft facilities were a small combined bridge flight control on the starboard side two aircraft lifts 43 by 34 feet 13 1 by 10 4 m one aircraft catapult and nine arrestor wires Aircraft could be housed in the 260 feet 79 2 m by 62 feet 18 9 m hangar below the flight deck Armament comprised two 4 in 102 mm 50 5 in 127 mm 38 or 5 in 51 Dual Purpose guns in single mounts sixteen Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L 60 anti aircraft guns in twin mounts and twenty 20 mm anti aircraft cannons in single mounts They had a maximum aircraft capacity of twenty four aircraft which could be a mixture of Grumman Martlet Vought F4U Corsair or Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter aircraft and Fairey Swordfish or Grumman Avenger anti submarine aircraft 5 Service history edit nbsp F6F Hellcat landing on Ravager During World War II Ravager redesignated on U S Navy records as CVE 24 on 15 July 1943 operated in the Atlantic protecting Allied shipping from German U boats After the war ended she arrived Norfolk 9 February 1946 and was returned to the U S Navy there on 27 February the day she was decommissioned by the Royal Navy Ravager was sold to William B St John of New York City 1 July 1947 and was placed in merchant service as Robin Trent 3 References edit Todd Naval History a b DANFS Cocker 2008 pp 79 82 Cocker 2008 p 82 Sources edit Todd Pacific Shipyards Inc Tacoma WA www ShipbuildingHistory com 4 August 2012 Retrieved 18 January 2019 Altamaha I AVG 6 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Naval History and Heritage Command Retrieved 24 November 2020 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain HMS RAVAGER D 70 Attacker Tracker class Escort Aircraft Carrier Naval History Net 16 October 2010 Retrieved 24 November 2020 Cocker Maurice 2008 Aircraft Carrying Ships of the Royal Navy Stroud Gloucestershire The History Press ISBN 978 0 7524 4633 2 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to HMS Ravager D70 World Aircraft Carrier Lists Royal Navy Research Archive Landing Practice Incidents on HMS Ravager pittwateronlnenews com Pittwater Online News Retrieved 14 October 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Ravager D70 amp oldid 1180054279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
