HMS Avenger (D14)
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hms-avenger-d14-322-1391395
title:
HMS Avenger (D14)
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HMS Avenger was a Royal Navy escort aircraft carrier during the Second World War. In 1939 she was laid down as the merchant ship Rio-Hudson at the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company yard in Chester, Pennsylvania. Launched on 27 November 1940, she was converted to an escort carrier and transferred under the lend lease agreement to the Royal Navy. She was commissioned on 2 March 1942. Avenger's capacity allowed for a maximum of 15 aircraft. In September 1942, she took part in what was the largest
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1942 Avenger-class escort carrier of the Royal Navy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Avenger_(D14)
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2024-02-23T08:05:01Z
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