The Long Island-class escort carrier was a two-ship class, originally listed as "AVG" (Aircraft Escort Vessels). They were converted from type C3-class merchant ships.
 USS Long Island (CVE-1) transporting a deck-load of aircraft.
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Long Island-class escort carrier |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | N/A |
| Succeeded by | Bogue class |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| Scrapped | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Escort carrier |
| Length | |
| Beam | 69.9 ft (21.3 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft 2 in (7.67 m) |
| Installed power | 8,500 hp (6,300 kW)[1] |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16.5 kn (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) |
| Range | 10,000 nmi (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)[1] |
| Complement | 856[1] |
| Sensors and processing systems | SC radar |
| Aircraft carried |
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| Aviation facilities | 1 × elevator |
The first ship of the class—USS Long Island, originally AVG-1, later ACV-1 then CVE-1—was launched on 11 January 1940, and served in the United States Navy through World War II.
The second and last ship of the class—HMS Archer (D78)—was launched on 14 December 1939, and served in the Royal Navy through World War II. It is also listed in U.S. Navy records as BAVG-1; the "B" presumably stood for "British".[2][3][4][5]
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d Ford, Roger (2001) The Encyclopedia of Ships, pg. 392. Amber Books, London. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9
- ^ "Moore-McCormack, Mormacland". Moore-McCormack. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- ^ "A history of HMS Archer". Royal Navy Research Archive. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- ^ Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 425. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sun Shipbuilding, Chester PA". Ship Building History. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
Bibliography
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Cocker, Maurice (2008). Aircraft-Carrying Ships of the Royal Navy. Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-4633-2.
- Fahey, James C. (1945). The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet (Victory ed.). New York: Ships and Aircraft.
- Ford, Roger; Gibbons, Tony; Hewson, Rob; Jackson, Bob; Ross, David (2001). The Encyclopedia of Ships. London: Amber Books. p. 392. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9.
- Friedman, Norman (1983). U.S. Aircraft Carriers. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-739-9.
- Morison, Samuel Eliot (2010). The Struggle for Guadalcanal: August 1942 – February 1943. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-551-6.
- Poolman, Kenneth (1972). Escort Carrier 1941–1945. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0273-8.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (1968). U.S. Warships of World War II. Doubleday & Company.
- Tillman, Barrett (1998). SBD Dauntless Units of World War 2. Osprey Combat Aircraft. Vol. 10. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85532-732-0.
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