HMS Avenger

From Warlike

Q2573043




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.

1942  WikimediaWikidata
D14
length 150 metre, beam 21.2 metre, draft 7.66 metre, 12 Hawker Hurricane, 3 Fairey Swordfish
shipwreck, escort carrier, Avenger-class escort carrierRoyal NavySun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company


Location: 36.25, -7.75, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
Loading map...
  • U-98
    1940 Type VIIC submarine
1942-03-02T00:00:00Z
1942-03-02T00:00:00Z
1942 HMS Avenger
1939-11-28T00:00:00Z
1939-11-28T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1940-11-27T00:00:00Z
1940-11-27T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1942-03-02T00:00:00Z
1942-03-02T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}
Fleet Air Arm Series, on Board HMS Victorious. September 1942. A12574Fleet Air Arm Series, on Board HMS Victorious. September 1942. A12574
The Royal Navy during the Second World War A12577The Royal Navy during the Second World War A12577
British Warships of the Second World War FL1268British Warships of the Second World War FL1268
Sea Hurricane on elevator of HMS Avenger (D14) 1942Sea Hurricane on elevator of HMS Avenger (D14) 1942
HMS Avenger 2 editHMS Avenger 2 edit
HMS Avenger 2 editHMS Avenger 2 edit
HMS Avenger 2HMS Avenger 2
HMS Biter (D97) and HMS Avenger (D14) aft of HMS Victorious (38) 1942HMS Biter (D97) and HMS Avenger (D14) aft of HMS Victorious (38) 1942
HMS AvengerHMS Avenger
Petőfi Csarnok, Repüléstörténeti kiállítás, HMS Avenger (D14) orrfutójaPetőfi Csarnok, Repüléstörténeti kiállítás, HMS Avenger (D14) orrfutója
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    linkpagenaval-history.net page@Wikidata
    linkpageuboat.net page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraftU-98Type VIIC submarine, U-boatWikidata
    siteshipwreck1942HMS AvengerAvenger-class escort carrier, shipwreck, escort carrierWikidata
    commonsimageFleet Air Arm Series, on Board HMS Victorious. September 1942. A12574 Commons
    commonsimageThe Royal Navy during the Second World War A12577 Commons
    commonsimageBritish Warships of the Second World War FL1268 Commons
    commonsimageSea Hurricane on elevator of HMS Avenger (D14) 1942 Commons
    commonsimageHMS Avenger 2 edit Commons
    commonsimageHMS Avenger 2 edit Commons
    commonsimageHMS Avenger 2 Commons
    commonsimageHMS Biter (D97) and HMS Avenger (D14) aft of HMS Victorious (38) 1942 Commons
    commonsimageHMS Avenger Commons
    commonsimagePetőfi Csarnok, Repüléstörténeti kiállítás, HMS Avenger (D14) orrfutója Commons