Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Escort carrier |
Class | Repeat Bogue |
Pennant | CVE 33 |
Built by | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 9 Jun 1942 |
Launched | 7 Sep 1942 |
Commissioned | 3 Jul 1943 |
End service | 31 Jul 1943 |
History | Decommissioned for transfer to the R.N. on 31 July 1943. |
Career notes | To the Royal Navy as HMS Atheling |
Commands listed for USS Glacier (CVE 33)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Capt. Ward Carr Gilbert, USN | 12 Jul 1943 |
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