HMS D.40 Searcher

HMS D.40 Searcher (Bogue/Attacker Class)
General Details
Nationality	American-British
Type	Escort Aircraft Carrier
Builder	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington, USA
Laid down	20 February 1942
Launched	20 June 1942
Commissioned	7 April 1943 (RN)
Fate	Ex-CVE.22 Ex-ACV.22 Ex-AVG.22 Ex merchantile unnamed Acquired (USN) 27 July 1942 and redesignated AVG.22 Redesignated ACV.22, 20 August 1942 Lend lease to UK 7 April 1943 Redesignated (USN) CVE.22, 15 July 1943 Returned to USN 29 November 1945 Stricken 7 February 1946 Sold into merchant service and renamed Theo. In 1965 renamed as Oriental Banker. Sold for scrap 1976 and the scrapping started 21. April 1976.
Displacement
Standard	11.420 tons
Full Load	15.390 tons 14.170 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.
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 (in UK service)
Air Search	Type 291 ./44
Surface Search	Type 132 Type 272 A/S Type 86TBS aerials (111' above waterline)
Navigation	N/A
Fire Control	N/A
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
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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