Technical information
Type | Escort carrier |
Displacement | 16620 / 12860 (Archer) BRT |
Length | 492 feet |
Complement | 408 / 555 (Archer) men |
Armament | 1 4 DP gun
2 3" AA gun (2x1)
4 .50 Machine guns
16 aircraft
Archer;
3 4 AA guns (3x1)
15 20mm AA |
Max speed | 17.5 knots |
Engines | Diesel engine, 1 shaft |
Power | 8.500 HP |
Notes on class | HMS Archer is sometimes put in a class of her own. |
All ships of the Long Island / Archer class
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HMS Archer (D 78) | ||
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USS Long Island (CVE 1) | ||
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See all Escort carrier classes.
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