avia.wikisort.org - Aircraft_carrierThe Long Island-class escort carrier was a two-ship class, originally listed as "AVG" (Aircraft Escort Vessels). They were converted from type C3-class merchant ships.
Aircraft carrier class of the US Navy
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Class overview |
Name | Long Island-class escort carrier |
Operators |
United States Navy
Royal Navy
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Preceded by | N/A |
Succeeded by | Bogue-class escort carrier |
Completed | 2 |
Retired | 2 |
Scrapped | 2 |
General characteristics |
Type | Escort carrier |
Length |
- 404 ft 2.4 in (123.200 m) (length of flight deck)[1]
- 465 ft (142 m) wl
- 492 ft (150 m) oa
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Beam | 69.9 ft (21.3 m) |
Draft | 25 ft 2 in (7.67 m) |
Installed power | 8,500 hp (6,300 kW)[1] |
Propulsion |
- 1 × diesel engine
- 1 × screw
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Speed | 16.5 kn (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) |
Range | 10,000 nmi (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)[1] |
Complement | 856[1] |
Sensors and processing systems | SC radar |
Aircraft carried |
- Hangar Capacity: 16
- Flight Deck Storage: 46
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Aviation facilities | 1 × elevator |
The first ship of the class—USS Long Island, originally AVG-1, later ACV-1 then CVE-1—was launched on 11 January 1940, and served in the United States Navy through World War II.
The second and last ship of the class—HMS Archer (D78)—was launched on 14 December 1939, and served in the Royal Navy through World War II. It is also listed in U.S. Navy records as BAVG-1; the "B" presumably stood for "British".[2][3][4][5]
See also
- List of ship classes of the Second World War
References
- Ford, Roger (2001) The Encyclopedia of Ships, pg. 392. Amber Books, London. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9
- "Moore-McCormack, Mormacland". Moore-McCormack. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- "A history of HMS Archer". Royal Navy Research Archive. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 425. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
- "Sun Shipbuilding, Chester PA". Ship Building History. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
Bibliography
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Cocker, Maurice (2008). Aircraft-Carrying Ships of the Royal Navy. Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-4633-2.
- Fahey, James C. (1945). The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet (Victory ed.). New York: Ships and Aircraft.
- Ford, Roger; Gibbons, Tony; Hewson, Rob; Jackson, Bob; Ross, David (2001). The Encyclopedia of Ships. London: Amber Books. p. 392. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9.
- Friedman, Norman (1983). U.S. Aircraft Carriers. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-739-9.
- Morison, Samuel Eliot (2010). The Struggle for Guadalcanal: August 1942 – February 1943. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-551-6.
- Poolman, Kenneth (1972). Escort Carrier 1941–1945. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0273-8.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (1968). U.S. Warships of World War II. Doubleday & Company.
- Tillman, Barrett (1998). SBD Dauntless Units of World War 2. Osprey Combat Aircraft. Vol. 10. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85532-732-0.
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Royal Navy | |
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- List of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
- List of escort aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
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British naval ship classes of the Second World War |
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Aircraft carriers | |
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Light aircraft carriers | |
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Escort carriers | |
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Battleships |
- Queen Elizabeth
- Revenge
- Nelson
- King George V
- LionX
- VanguardC
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Battlecruisers | |
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Heavy cruisers | |
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Light cruisers |
- C
- Danae
- Emerald
- Leander
- Arethusa
- Town
- Dido
- Fiji
- Minotaur
- NeptuneX
- Minotaur (1947)X
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Destroyer leaders | |
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Destroyers | |
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Frigates |
- River
- CaptainA
- ColonyA
- Loch
- Bay
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Corvettes | |
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Sloops |
- 24
- Bridgewater
- Hastings
- BanffA
- Shoreham
- Grimsby
- Kingfisher
- Bittern
- Egret
- Black Swan
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Minelayers |
- Adventure
- Abdiel
- Plover
- Linnet
- AgamemnonV
- MenestheusV
- Port NapierV
- Port QuebecV
- Southern PrinceV
- Teviot BankV
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Minesweepers |
- Hunt
- Halcyon
- Bangor
- AukA
- Algerine
- Cybele
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Submarines |
- H
- L
- Odin
- Parthian
- Rainbow
- S
- River
- Grampus
- T
- U
- P611
- V
- Amphion
- X
- XE
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Coastal |
- Harbour Defence Motor Launch
- Fairmile B motor launch
- Motor Torpedo Boat
- Motor Gun Boat
- Steam Gun Boat
- Insect-class gunboat
- Dragonfly-class river gunboat
- Type Two 63 ft HSL
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Other | |
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- A
- American built
- X
- Cancelled
- C
- Completed after the war
- C,P
- Laid down and completed after the war
- V
- Conversions
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На других языках
[de] Long-Island-Klasse
Die Long-Island-Klasse bestand aus zwei Geleitflugzeugträgern der Alliierten während des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Beide Träger entstanden durch den Umbau von Handelsschiffen. Diese waren die ersten ihrer Art in der United States Navy.
- [en] Long Island-class escort carrier
[fr] Classe Long Island
La classe Long Island est une classe de deux porte-avions d'escorte réalisée par le Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock de Chester (Pennsylvanie). Elle est initialement nommée AVG pour Aircraft Escort Vessels. Les deux navires sont construits à partir de coque de navires marchands.
[it] Classe Long Island
La classe Long Island è stata una classe di 2 portaerei di scorta costruite per la United States Navy e la Royal Navy durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Come altre porterei di scorta, anche queste portaerei erano basate su scafi di navi mercantili, progettate dal MARCOM e convertite in navi da guerra.
[ru] Эскортные авианосцы типа «Лонг Айленд»
Эскортные авианосцы типа «Лонг Айленд» (англ. Long Island class escort carrier) — два эскортных авианосца (CVE-1 «Лонг Айленд» и AVG-1/BAVG-1 «Арчер»), переоборудованные из грузовых судов типа С-3 по сходным проектам, однако имевшие существенно различные тактико-технические характеристики. AVG-1/BAVG-1 «Арчер» был поставлен в Великобританию по ленд-лизу и входил в состав ВМС Великобритании как D78 «Арчер».
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