Allied Warships

HMS Rajah (D 10)

Escort Carrier of the Ameer class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeEscort Carrier
ClassAmeer 
PennantD 10 
Built bySeattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down17 Dec 1942 
Launched18 May 1943 
Commissioned17 Jan 1944 
End service13 Dec 1946 
History

Transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease.
Returned to the United States Navy on 13 December 1946.
Stricken by the United States Navy on 7 February 1947.
Sold into merchantile service on 7 July 1947 being renamed Drente.
Renamed Lambros in 1966.
Renamed Ulysses in 1969.
Scrapped in Taiwan in June 1975.

 
Former nameUSS Prince

Commands listed for HMS Rajah (D 10)

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CommanderFromTo
1A/Cdr. (retired) Philip Henry Baker, OBE, RN22 Nov 194328 Feb 1944
2A/Capt. Robert Syme Denholm Armour, RN28 Feb 1944Nov 1944
3A/Cdr. Alwyn William Reginald Adams, RNNov 194420 Nov 1945

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