Allied Warships

HMS Speaker (D 90)

Escort Carrier of the Ameer class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Escort Carrier
Class	Ameer
Pennant	D 90
Built by	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	9 Oct 1942
Launched	20 Feb 1943
Commissioned	20 Nov 1943
End service	17 Jul 1946
History	Transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease. Returned to the United States Navy on 17 July 1946. Stricken by the United States Navy on 25 September 1946. Sold into merchantile service in 1948 being renamed Lancero. Renamed President Osmena in 1965. Scrapped in Taiwan in 1972.
Former name	USS Delgada

Commands listed for HMS Speaker (D 90)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Cdr. (retired) the Hon. Robert Arthur William Joseph Southwell, RN	30 Aug 1943	Dec 1943
2	A/Capt. Ughtred Henry Ramsden James, RN	Dec 1943	Oct 1945 ?

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