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| HMS D.64 Fencer |
| HMS Fencer (D.64) (Attacker Class) | ||
| General Details | ||
| Nationality | American-British | |
| Type | Escort Carrier | |
| Builder | Western Pipe & Steel Corp., San Francisco. USA | |
| Laid down | 5 September 1941 | |
| Launched | 4 April 1942 | |
| Commissioned | 20 February 1942 | |
| Fate | Ex-CVE-14 Ex-ACV-14 Ex-AVG-14 Croatan. Ex merchantile unnamed Acquired (USN), 1 May 1942 Lend/lease to UK, 27 February 1942 Redesignated (USN) ACV-10, 20 August 1942 Redesignated (USN) CVE-10, 15 July 1943 Returned to USN, 11 December 1946 Stricken, 28 January 1947 Sold for mercantile service in 1946 She was sold in 1950 ( together with the "ATHELING'" ex "CLACIER ", by the Maritime Commission and purchased by Achille Lauro of Napels for the Italy-Australia service. The "FENCER "was moved from Jacsonville for stripping, and then went to SA Navalmeccanica Cantieri, Napels, where she was converted to a passenger ship and renamed "SIDNEY ". She was given a enormous supperstructure. She had accomodation for 92 first and 666 tourist class passengers. The gross tonnage was increased to 14.708. The "SIDNEY"commenced service in 1951. In the winter of 1958-1959 she was modernised at Genoa, 119 first class, 994 tourist class. In February 1966 she made her last voyage to Australia and in 1968 took her old consort's name, "ROMA"after that vessel was scrapped in december 1967. She was placed under the Aterhusa SpA of the Lauro group and was employed on cruising. Laid up in La Spezia in october 1970, sold in December, "CALAXY QUEEN", jointly owned by Cosmos Tours and Sovereign Cruises, Cyprus. In 1973 moved to Greek Flag, G. Kotsovillis and renamed "LADY TINA". Arrested in Genoa on the writ of the French Government, alleging that the costs of modernisation carried out at Toulon had not been paid. Released she became the Mediterranean cruise liner "CARIBIA 2" butt still continued to suffer machinery trouble. She arrived in La Spezia in september 1974 to await scrapping. Sold for scrap in September 1975 |
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| Displacement | ||
| Standard | 10,200 tons | |
| Full Load | 14,400 tons | |
| Ballast | Approx. 300 tons low in ship to offset added top weight | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Lenght (waterline) | N/A | |
| Lenght (Overall) | 495.67' or 492' | |
| Beam | 69.5' | |
| Draft | 25.5' or 24.67' | |
| Flight Deck Length | 466.67' or 465' | |
| Flight Deck Width | 78.45' or 75' | |
| Height of flight deck above water | 48' | |
| Elevators etc | Fore and aft; 9 hydraulic arrestor wires; 3 barriers abreast the island bridge structure. |
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| Armament | ||
| Main Gun | 2 x 5"/38 cal DP (2 x 1) | |
| Heavy AA | 16 x 40 mm Bofors (8 x 2) | |
| Light AA | 20 x 20 mm Mk 5 Oerlikons (20 x 1) | |
| Radars | ||
| Air Search | Type 291 ./44 | |
| Surface Search | Type 132 Type 272 A/S Type 86TBS aerials (111' above waterline) |
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| Navigation | N/A | |
| Fire Control | N/A | |
| Aircraft | ||
| Fixed Wing | Up to 20 could be operated. Up to 90 could be ferried. | |
| Propulsion | ||
| Boilers | 2 F.W. Type "D" 285 psi 577F or 4 Admiralty 3 drum | |
| Turbines | 1 Allis-Chalmers or Westinghouse steam 85 rpm Parsons geared | |
| Shafts | 1 | |
| Horsepower | 8,500-9,350 shp | |
| Endurance | 26,340 nm at 15 knots (service) 23,664 nm at 17 knts |
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| Fuel | 3,459 tons | |
| Gasoline Storage | 196,091 gallons in 4 tanks (normally only 1 in use) | |
| Speed | 31 knots | |
| Complement | ||
| Usual | 908 Navy & Air Wing | |
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