Allied Warships

Escort carriers

Repeat Bogue class

5 ships

Technical information

TypeEscort carrier
Displacement16620 BRT 
Length465 feet 
Complement908 men 
Armament2 5" guns. (2x1)
8 40mm AA (4x2)
20 20mm AA (10x2)
24 Aircraft. 
Max speed18 knots
EnginesGeared turbine, 1 shaft 
Power8500 HP 
Notes on classThese ships were known as the Repeat Bogue class in the USN and the Ameer (or sometimes Ruler) class in the Royal Navy.  


All ships of the Repeat Bogue class


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USS Baffins (CVE 35) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Ameer)
USS Bastian (CVE 37) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Trumpeter)
USS Bolinas (CVE 36) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Begum)
USS Carnegie (CVE 38) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Empress)
USS Chatham (CVE 32) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Slinger)
USS Cordova (CVE 39) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Khedive)
USS Delgada (CVE 40) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Speaker)
USS Edisto (CVE 41) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Nabob)
USS Estero (CVE 42) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Premier)
USS Glacier (CVE 33) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Atheling)
USS Jamaica (CVE 43) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Shah)
USS Keneenaw (CVE 44) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Patroller)
USS Niantic (CVE 46) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Ranee)
USS Perdido (CVE 47) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Trouncer)
USS Prince (CVE 45) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Rajah)
USS Prince William (ii) (CVE 31)
USS Pybus (CVE 34) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Emperor)
USS St. Andrews (CVE 49) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Queen)
USS St. Joseph (CVE 50) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Ruler)
USS St. Simon (CVE 51) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Arbiter)
USS Sunset (CVE 48) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Thane)
USS Vermillion (CVE 52) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Smiter)
USS Willapa (CVE 53) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Puncher)
USS Winjah (CVE 54) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Reaper)


5 Escort carriers (24 names) of the Repeat Bogue class.

See all Escort carrier classes.


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