
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
CVE-30 USS Charger
- Long Island class Escort Aircraft Carrier (Training):
- Displacement: 14,055 tons (full load)
- Length: 492'
- Beam: 102'
- Draft: 25'6"
- Speed: 16 knots
- Armament: 1 5"/51, 2 3"/50 DP, 20 20mm, 21 planes
- Complement: 970
- Diesel engines, single screw, 9,000 hp
- Built at Sun Shipbuilding Co. as merchantman: M.S. Rio De La Plata.
- Converted at Newport News, earmarked for the RN
- Retransferred after Pearl Harbor, she retained her British name. Commissioned 3 March 1942
- Maritime Commission C3-P&C type
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Last updated:
August 25, 2001