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USS Pybus (CVE 34)

Escort carrier of the Repeat Bogue class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeEscort carrier
ClassRepeat Bogue 
PennantCVE 34 
Built bySeattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down23 Jun, 1942 
Launched7 Oct, 1942 
Commissioned31 May, 1943 
End service6 Aug, 1943 
Loss position
 
HistoryDecommissioned on 6 August 1943.
Transferred to the R.N. and commissioned in R.N. service as HMS Emperor on 6 August 1943.
Returned to the U.S.N. on 12 February 1946.
Stricken on 28 March 1946.
Sold on 26 November 1947 to be broken up for scrap. 
Career notesTo the Royal Navy as HMS Emperor

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