Long Island-class escort carrier

USS Long Island (CVE-1) transporting a deck-load of aircraft.
Class overview
Name	Long Island-class escort carrier
Operators	United States Navy   Royal Navy
Preceded by	N/A
Succeeded by	Bogue class
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
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
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 & processing systems	SC radar
Aircraft carried	Hangar Capacity: 16 Flight Deck Storage: 46
Aviation facilities	1 × elevator

The 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.

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

1. Ford, Roger (2001) The Encyclopedia of Ships, pg. 392. Amber Books, London. ISBN   978-1-905704-43-9
2. "Moore-McCormack, Mormacland". Moore-McCormack. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
3. "A history of HMS Archer". Royal Navy Research Archive. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
4. Mitchell, W.H.; 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.
5. "Sun Shipbuilding, Chester PA". Ship Building History. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2010.

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 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.

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