ACTIVITY
Displacement: 14,250 tons full load
Complement: 700
Length: 512 ft (156 m)
Beam: 66.5 ft (20.3 m)
Draught: 25 ft (7.6 m)
Aircraft: 11
Guns:
2 dual 4/45
24 - 20mm AA
Armour: none
Machinery: Diesels, 2 shafts, 12,000 bhp, 18 knots |
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Activity - escort aircraft carrier History Ex Telemachus D94
- (R301) Built by Caledon. Laid down 1 Feb 1940, converted prior
to completion, launched 30 May 1942, commissioned 29 September
1942. Operated on Russia convoys, and as a training carrier in
1943. Assigned RN designation R301 circa 1945 for service in
the Pacific, but probably not redesignated. Employed as a ferry
carrier after 8/1944. Decommissioned to reserve 20 October 1945.
Sold into merchant service 4/1946 as Breconshire. Scrapped at
Mihara, Japan starting 24 April 1967. Concept/Program: Second
RN-converted escort carrier, taken over prior to completion as
a merchant ship and converted to an improved design. Design/Conversion:
Followed the general pattern of other escort carrier conversions:
stripped to main deck; flight deck and hangar added. The hangar
was small, but much better than the arrangement in Audacity.
There was a small island. Modifications: Unknown. Operational:
Operated mostly on Russia convoys as an ASW and fighter ship;
frequently acted as an oiler for escort vessels. Departure from
Service/Disposal: Discarded immediately post-war. |
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