HMS D.37 Trumpeter

HMS D.37 Trumpeter (Bogue/Attacker Class)
General Details
Nationality	American-British
Type	Escort Aircraft Carrier
Builder	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington, USA
Laid down	25 August 1942
Launched	15 December 1942
Commissioned	4 August 1943
Fate	Ex-CVE.37 Ex-ACV.37 Ex-AVG.37 Bastian Redesignated AVG.37 Redesignated ACV.37, 20 August 1942 Redesignated CVE.37, 15 July 1943 Lend lease to UK 12 August 1943 Returned to USN 6 April 1946 Stricken 19 June 1946 Sold to Holland America Line (merchant shipping) 19 May 1948 and renamed "Alblasserdijk". Renamed "Alblasserdyk" in 1953 and sailed until April 1966 for the company. Sold 30 April 1966 to Comp. Nav. Rizoula, Panama renamed "Irene Valmas". Sold for scrap in May 1971 at Castellon, Spain.
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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