Technical information
| Type | Escort carrier |
| Displacement | 16620 BRT |
| Length | 465 feet |
| Complement | 908 men |
| Armament | 2 5" guns. (2x1) 8 40mm AA (4x2) 20 20mm AA (10x2) 24 Aircraft. |
| Max speed | 18 knots |
| Engines | Geared turbine, 1 shaft |
| Power | 8500 HP |
| Notes on class | These ships were known as the Repeat Bogue class in the USN and the Ameer (or sometimes Ruler) class in the Royal Navy. |
All ships of the Repeat Bogue class
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| USS Baffins (CVE 35) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Ameer) | ||
| USS Bastian (CVE 37) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Trumpeter) | ||
| USS Bolinas (CVE 36) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Begum) | ||
| USS Carnegie (CVE 38) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Empress) | ||
| USS Chatham (CVE 32) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Slinger) | ||
| USS Cordova (CVE 39) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Khedive) | ||
| USS Delgada (CVE 40) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Speaker) | ||
| USS Edisto (CVE 41) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Nabob) | ||
| USS Estero (CVE 42) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Premier) | ||
| USS Glacier (CVE 33) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Atheling) | ||
| USS Jamaica (CVE 43) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Shah) | ||
| USS Keneenaw (CVE 44) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Patroller) | ||
| USS Niantic (CVE 46) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Ranee) | ||
| USS Perdido (CVE 47) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Trouncer) | ||
| USS Prince (CVE 45) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Rajah) | ||
| USS Prince William (ii) (CVE 31) | ||
| USS Pybus (CVE 34) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Emperor) | ||
| USS St. Andrews (CVE 49) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Queen) | ||
| USS St. Joseph (CVE 50) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Ruler) | ||
| USS St. Simon (CVE 51) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Arbiter) | ||
| USS Sunset (CVE 48) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Thane) | ||
| USS Vermillion (CVE 52) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Smiter) | ||
| USS Willapa (CVE 53) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Puncher) | ||
| USS Winjah (CVE 54) (To the Royal Navy as HMS Reaper) | ||
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US Navy (more on See all Escort carrier classes.
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